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Synopsis
Poetry. Even as "sailors know a storm/ is close when all their knots have drawn tight," so these taut, intricate poems enact the dramatic encounter of opposing forces: high Romantic flight meets gravity's tow, Chagall's floating figures ride the tornado, fire exacts its inevitable toll as the dramer awakens--eloquent, unrepentant"--Eleanor Wilner. "Susan Terris's poetry is exquisite and extraordinary. Her poems exhibit an intellectual verve and a linguistic brilliance that are remarkable; what is more, this collection is both powerful and heart-breaking. There are few poets who can so deftly orchestrate the dramatic dilemmas of the daily with the profound wisdoms of the larger world. Restrained, wise and compelling, this book continues to burn long after it has left the reader's hands"--David St. John.
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About the Author
Susan Terris was born and raised in St. Louis, Missouri. She has a B.A. degree in English literature from Wellesley College and an M.A. from San Francisco State University. Ms.Terris has written poetry since she was an undergraduate in classes being taught by Richard Wilbur, David Ferry, and Philip Booth. Her writing career, however, began in the field of children's fiction. She had 21 books published by New York houses such as Doubleday, Macmillan, Scholastic, and Farrar, Straus & Giroux. During the same period, she also wrote poetry and had poems published from time to time. About 20 years ago, Ms.Terris began to find herself consumed by the writing of poetry. Since then she's written and published only poetry.
Review
"...few poets...can so deftly orchestrate the dramatic dilemmas of the daily with the profound wisdoms of the larger world." -- David St. John, back cover
...teases out the terror of the everyday...elegies for all our lost selves...a true original, a remarkable, remarkable poet." -- Ronald Wallace, back cover
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- PublisherArctos Press
- Publication date2002
- ISBN 10 0965701581
- ISBN 13 9780965701587
- BindingPaperback
- Edition number1
- Number of pages92
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