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Upwelling: Poems
Guide dogs, death, and a disturbing dream. Marriage, memories, and intriguing mysteries. Eroticism, abortion, and a wonderfully poetic essay. In this collection of 23 of her short, accessible poems from several decades, Ann Chiappetta explores an enormous range of emotions and topics.
"Orbituary" mourns the removal of an eye. "Verona" and "In Those Dark Moments" are tributes to her beloved guide dog. "Appearances" offers reflections on adjusting to blindness. Four of the poems deal with the illness and death of others and her enduring grief. "Root Cellar" is like a miniature horror movie. "The Marriage Pot" employs a much-used spaghetti pot as a symbol for the vicissitudes of a long marriage. "Helium" offers a balloon’s view of its surroundings. "NoneTheWiser" gives us the words of an unconventional little girl.
These poems may variously pierce your heart or warm it, surprise you or amuse you. But they will surely move you and make for lasting memories.
About the Author
Ann Chiappetta holds a Master of Science degree in marriage and family therapy and currently practices as a readjustment counseling therapist for the Department of Veterans Affairs. She lives in New Rochelle, NY with her husband, daughter, and assorted pets. Her poems, articles, and short fiction have appeared in numerous online and print publications.
"Orbituary" mourns the removal of an eye. "Verona" and "In Those Dark Moments" are tributes to her beloved guide dog. "Appearances" offers reflections on adjusting to blindness. Four of the poems deal with the illness and death of others and her enduring grief. "Root Cellar" is like a miniature horror movie. "The Marriage Pot" employs a much-used spaghetti pot as a symbol for the vicissitudes of a long marriage. "Helium" offers a balloon’s view of its surroundings. "NoneTheWiser" gives us the words of an unconventional little girl.
These poems may variously pierce your heart or warm it, surprise you or amuse you. But they will surely move you and make for lasting memories.
About the Author
Ann Chiappetta holds a Master of Science degree in marriage and family therapy and currently practices as a readjustment counseling therapist for the Department of Veterans Affairs. She lives in New Rochelle, NY with her husband, daughter, and assorted pets. Her poems, articles, and short fiction have appeared in numerous online and print publications.
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Published September 13, 2016
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August 5, 2019
This is a short book, so I started the audio recording first thing in the morning while I was putting supper in the slow cooker for my family. I loved the poem about how the author's marriage was a lot like her spaghetti pot. I could really relate to that one. Then things went deeper, and I still related, and by the end--well, we got to cancer, and motherhood, and I had tears on my cheeks. I don't cry easily. But I lost my mom to cancer, and the author just had a way of putting things, which is what poetry is all about. It's a book worth reading.
May 29, 2020
I’m not saying it’s the worst thing I’ve ever read, but ....
95% of the poems are pure inanity. The rest, I have to conclude, is just a stopped clock finding a mildly interesting turn of phrase.
A couple of lines I wrote down while listening:
“I don’t really know what to say or what to feel”
“The teen who won’t change in the locker room because being picked on devastates him“
Yeah. Cliche-littered dreck, unbelievably banal. And the audiobook reader didn’t help—very over-acted. Checking off “an audiobook of poetry” on my Book Riot list and going back to being extremely wary of checking out new-to-me poets.
95% of the poems are pure inanity. The rest, I have to conclude, is just a stopped clock finding a mildly interesting turn of phrase.
A couple of lines I wrote down while listening:
“I don’t really know what to say or what to feel”
“The teen who won’t change in the locker room because being picked on devastates him“
Yeah. Cliche-littered dreck, unbelievably banal. And the audiobook reader didn’t help—very over-acted. Checking off “an audiobook of poetry” on my Book Riot list and going back to being extremely wary of checking out new-to-me poets.
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