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In these poems Applewhite struggles to come to terms with memories of his family--especially the father who dominates these poems--with his Southern heritage, and with what both have made of him--and he of them. As he says, "I heal the past as I can." Poems like "Good as Dad," "Back Then," and "Working Around the Grease Rack" employ a folksy good-old-boy diction that rings true and renders the emotions of the poems more convincing, while less colloquial attempts like "The Conversation" seem to strain too hard toward the mythic. Though the poet may admit, in a poem to his mother, that he "hated that you and the place the South were one . . . ," he also retains a love for both the people and the place, and the tension between those contradictory emotions makes for complex and moving poems.
- Grace Bauer, Virginia Polytechnic Inst., Blacksburg
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Lessons in Soaring: Poems
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Condition: Very Good. First edition copy. . Good dust jacket. Book from the collection of poet Paul Grant. (poems, poetry). Seller Inventory # SA04A-00784
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