Heart Container

by Marian Kent

Purveyor of pretty words and superheroic verse Marian Kent reveals love's hiding places in her new collection of poems, Heart Container. Where do you stash precious moments for safekeeping, or hide dark truths? Fantastic yet real, stark yet celebratory, this volume from ALL CAPS PUBLISHING proves that Marian's words cannot be contained.

110 pages, Paperback

Published December 14, 2015

About the author

Marian Kent
Purveyor of Pretty Words and Superheroic Verse

Marian is the author of three poetry collections, Heart Container, SUPERPOWERS or: More Poems About Flying, and Responsive Pleading. She lives in Northampton, MA with her family. You can follow Marian's poetry and other missives at www.runawaysentence.com

Reviews

[Tim Schaefer · Rating 5 out of 5]

In Heart Container, Marian Kent brings you into her world in a gentle, yet intimate (almost conspiratorial) way--transmuting the small moments in life into abundant food for thought. Plastic bags waving in maple branches. The rhythm of katydids. Billy Idol's sneer (got a chuckle out of that one!) These are tasty morsels. Take a handful at a time and savor them. Like comfort food on a rainy day, you will crave more. When you've polished them off, don't despair. Go back to the beginning. Previously undetected subtleties and nuance emerge. How many licks does it take? (Find out on page 68.) Bon Apetit!

[Joli Hamilton · Rating 5 out of 5]

I'm loathe to write reviews of poetry because, like sex or food, one person's yum is another's yuck. But this is yummy. Marian writes and I feel that she might have been me... those are my own memories come to the page. Ah, right, we're both humans.
Marian's poetry catches human-ness when it's not looking. She reminds my body that I am here, now, in this messy beauty of life.