LIGHT AT THE EDGE

by Marilyn Chandler McEntyre

The poems are markers or crumbs left along the paths of domestic life, arrivals and partings, and in in the wake of war. The five sections of the book focus loosely on places, encounters, and events where moments of seeing occurred’where the frame shifted, a new light fell, and some reminder was given that even the hardest things occur in the context where love is possible and present. The poet writes with anguish over the warmaking in Iraq, which has involved all Americans in a project whose human cost is staggering. The book invites reflection on the mements we all receive now and then thata remind us there is, even in the midst of darkenss, reason to rejoice.

Genres: Poetry

100 pages, Paperback

First published May 15, 2006

About the author

Marilyn Chandler McEntyre is a fellow of the Gaede Institute for the Liberal Arts at Westmont College, Santa Barbara, California, and she teaches at UC Berkeley. Her other books include Drawn to the Light: Poems on Rembrandt's Religious Paintings, In Quiet Light: Poems on Vermeer's Women, and Patient Poets: Illness from Inside Out.

Reviews

[Ali · Rating 2 out of 5]

I really like Marilyn Chandler McEntyre. Several years ago I took a class she offered as a visiting professor at seminary and I found it delightful. This book of poems, however, I did not find delightful. Some were thought provoking, some opened up a new way of thinking, but mostly I was not particularly touched by them.

[Judy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Exquisite poetry. The section on the Iraq war is especially powerful.