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The Magnolia - Softcover

T. W. Parsons

 
9780371430606: The Magnolia

Synopsis

The Magnolia is a collection of poems by T. W. Parsons. It gathers elegies, meditations, and commemorative pieces that traverse themes of friendship, loss, memory, and the passage of time. Poem sequences such as A THRENODY, MARY BOOTH, LIBERTY, and THE LOST SHIP juxtapose personal sorrow with public reflections on fortune, fame, and national memory. The book moves from intimate domestic concerns to maritime reveries and classical allusions, often blending Romantic lyricism with historical and literary allusion. Through vivid imagery of seas, cities like Rome and the Mediterranean shores, and scenes of love, virtue, and mortality, Parsons contemplates how art sustains the spirit when loved ones depart. The Magnolia presents a mid-19th-century English lyric voice, rich in ritual cadence and contemplative mood, offering both personal elegy and universal meditation on life, death, and art.

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