Beyond the Fire

by Mary Leader

Poetry. The work in Mary Leader's third collection, BEYOND THE FIRE, does not conform to any one habitation, nor aesthetic persuasion, nor name. On the contrary, just about every poem invents its own territory and its own terms. Some poems are straightforward narratives, while others repeat spells and castings. Many are figural; some are classical; some even aspire to anonymity. The book is designed to range the globe and fathom the centuries, albeit, in the end, the poet's settlement is but a momentary locality. Yet, if the beings who dwell in this book did have an infinitive, it would be "to survive."

Genres: Poetry

88 pages, Paperback

First published September 15, 2010

About the author

Mary Bartlet Leader was the author of two novels, Triad: A Novel of the Supernatural (1972) and Salem’s Children (1979). Triad was the inspiration behind the popular Fleetwood Mac song "Rhiannon".

Leader died on April 27, 2004, in Mequon, Ozaukee County, Wisconsin where she had been a long time resident.

Reviews

[Carrie Etter · Rating 5 out of 5]

Over halfway through and I've already ordered a copy for my closest poetry friend!