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A: The Amelia Poems
The poems offer a speculative spin on the life of aviator Amelia Earhart, and consider what might have happened after her disappearance in 1937.
They begin with a tender Christmas orange. The skin too acid to digest must be peeled to reveal a globe of sweet fruit. A perfect image of the sweet/sour resolution that comes with a determination to soar above the ordinary, to fly in the face of danger and to hold that "spicy globe" in the palm of a hand and say yes.
Greco is a gifted poet who shows great sensitivity in her exploration of this aviator's courage and intelligence, allowing the reader to visit Amelia in her darkest and most radiant moments.
Think of this tiny chapbook as an artefact left by Earhart, a call that asks the reader to remember “pure Amelia.”
They begin with a tender Christmas orange. The skin too acid to digest must be peeled to reveal a globe of sweet fruit. A perfect image of the sweet/sour resolution that comes with a determination to soar above the ordinary, to fly in the face of danger and to hold that "spicy globe" in the palm of a hand and say yes.
Greco is a gifted poet who shows great sensitivity in her exploration of this aviator's courage and intelligence, allowing the reader to visit Amelia in her darkest and most radiant moments.
Think of this tiny chapbook as an artefact left by Earhart, a call that asks the reader to remember “pure Amelia.”
28 pages, chapbook
First published January 1, 2009
About the author
Heidi Greco
11 books3 followersAfter moving around quite a lot, I settled on Canada's West Coast in 1970. While studying at university (more than one), I had a few poems published, but then abandoned writing for just about 20 years.
I'm glad I came back, and can't imagine not writing ever again (they'll have to pry the pen out of my hand at the end, I am sure).
My books have mostly been collections of poetry, though a novella, Shrinking Violets snuck its way onto the list in 2011.
Now, ten years later, my newest book, Glorious Birds is here. It isn't poetry or even fiction, but personal musings on one of my all-time favourite films, Harold and Maude. Yes, I did a bunch of research, so I've included plenty of info about the screenwriter, the director, some of the actors, and the music. Mostly, it's a love song to, as Mary (in There's Something About Mary) calls it, "the greatest love story ever!"
I'm glad I came back, and can't imagine not writing ever again (they'll have to pry the pen out of my hand at the end, I am sure).
My books have mostly been collections of poetry, though a novella, Shrinking Violets snuck its way onto the list in 2011.
Now, ten years later, my newest book, Glorious Birds is here. It isn't poetry or even fiction, but personal musings on one of my all-time favourite films, Harold and Maude. Yes, I did a bunch of research, so I've included plenty of info about the screenwriter, the director, some of the actors, and the music. Mostly, it's a love song to, as Mary (in There's Something About Mary) calls it, "the greatest love story ever!"
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September 15, 2009
The more I read this the more I appreciate the courage that Amelia Earhart had. Although this has a historical slant it does imagine Amelia's struggle to survive, and so it leads to imagining life for any woman who has dared to cross over from socially defined roles to explore freely.
Greco has a way of sensing the spirit of adventure and the constraints of isolation that we all must deal with when we take our inner selves out into the world.
Greco has a way of sensing the spirit of adventure and the constraints of isolation that we all must deal with when we take our inner selves out into the world.
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