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Paperback. Condition: Good. Judith Roche's fourth collection of poems, All Fire All Water, consists of four parts. Rivers Have Memories, the first part, explores nature and our relationship to it. Poems include fish and birds, bees and wolves, storms and the changing of the seasons. Drawing from the Salish Sea, where Roche lives, the Pacific Ocean, and the northern Great Lakes, these poems are steeped in water. But there's plenty of the fire of passion in this collection as well. In A Bird Caught in the Throat, Roche turns to The Face of War and the horrors of unnecessary suffering; e.g., the blood for oil the 20th and 21st century have brought us. She writes of a usually well-intentioned friend from her liberal church who says she would torture those who are cruel to animals. In Hoffa she invokes a childhood memory of the unthinking pain adults can inflict on children, in this case, James Hoffa (the son, not his famous father) in the 11th grade.In The Husbands Sweet, a play on suite, she looks back from a great distance to a marriage both painful and beloved. These poems are in turn ironic, playful, rueful, and humorous, but still keep all of the sorrow intact. There are poems of other assignations after the bitter breakup of the marriage.The final section is We Are Stardust, the title taken from the Joni Mitchell song. These poems pose existential questions and explorations of identity and the possibilities of honest communication with others. Roche has a nonverbal, handicapped son and these poems are informed by some of the frustration of communication with him, other than that infused by profound love. She wonders if we can understand the nonverbal language of other creatures, especially crows, and the possibility of bridging the gaps between us and other sentient beings, including ancient beings. In Linear B and Linear A she tries to understand ancient Greece, the culture and the people, through what we know of their language. In Metaphors of Dust, she explores where we come from: As it turns out, we actually are stardust./ I thought it was a metaphor/ of life and space and time./ Apparently, our materials are 13 million years old./ We are star stuff pondering the story/ told in the life of the stars.Throughout this collection, the poems are infused with the music of the language in careful interplay of assonance and consonance.…

Paperback. Condition: Good. Judith Roche's fourth collection of poems, All Fire All Water, consists of four parts. Rivers Have Memories, the first part, explores nature and our relationship to it. Poems include fish and birds, bees and wolves, storms and the changing of the seasons. Drawing from the Salish Sea, where Roche lives, the Pacific Ocean, and the northern Great Lakes, these poems are steeped in water. But there's plenty of the fire of passion in this collection as well. In A Bird Caught in the Throat, Roche turns to The Face of War and the horrors of unnecessary suffering; e.g., the blood for oil the 20th and 21st century have brought us. She writes of a usually well-intentioned friend from her liberal church who says she would torture those who are cruel to animals. In Hoffa she invokes a childhood memory of the unthinking pain adults can inflict on children, in this case, James Hoffa (the son, not his famous father) in the 11th grade.In The Husbands Sweet, a play on suite, she looks back from a great distance to a marriage both painful and beloved. These poems are in turn ironic, playful, rueful, and humorous, but still keep all of the sorrow intact. There are poems of other assignations after the bitter breakup of the marriage.The final section is We Are Stardust, the title taken from the Joni Mitchell song. These poems pose existential questions and explorations of identity and the possibilities of honest communication with others. Roche has a nonverbal, handicapped son and these poems are informed by some of the frustration of communication with him, other than that infused by profound love. She wonders if we can understand the nonverbal language of other creatures, especially crows, and the possibility of bridging the gaps between us and other sentient beings, including ancient beings. In Linear B and Linear A she tries to understand ancient Greece, the culture and the people, through what we know of their language. In Metaphors of Dust, she explores where we come from: As it turns out, we actually are stardust./ I thought it was a metaphor/ of life and space and time./ Apparently, our materials are 13 million years old./ We are star stuff pondering the story/ told in the life of the stars.Throughout this collection, the poems are infused with the music of the language in careful interplay of assonance and consonance.…

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Paperback. Condition: Good. Good paperback, bumped/creased with shelfwear; may have previous owner's name inside. Standard-sized.

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Condition: Very Good. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

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paperback. Condition: Very Good. 1984. Signed. Paper covers rubbed and worn; 8vo, 7 3/4" to 9 3/4" tall; flat signed by author on title page; interior is clean and unmarked; 77 pages.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Signed by the poet on the half-title page. Moderate rubbing to the covers and edges, text clean.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket as Issued. American First. A solid, clean copy with no marking or underlining; collectible condition; 96 pages.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" Tall. Color and b/w Illustrations (illustrator).

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Signed by the author on title page. Size: 8vo - over 7 3/4" - 9 3/4" Tall. Signed by Author(s). Book.

PAPERBACK. 1st edition. 96pp, octavo. inscribed by Judith Roche. tight binding, clean throughout, Very Good.

Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. SIGNED by the author. Wear and creasing to covers is consistent with age, handling and use. Binding is tight and secure. All pages are intact and free of all marks or highlights. Book is wrapped in a poly bag for further preservation. Secure packaging for safe delivery. signed by author.…

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. Assumed first edition in paper. Near fine condition. Jackets blurbs by Sharon Doubiago and Alicia Ostriker.

77p., poems, illustrations, lightly-worn first edition trade paperback in pictorial wraps. Personal inscription signed by the poet. Feminist poetry with some lesbian content.

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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. No markings. Light rubbing to covers. Published in conjunction with an exhibition.

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Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 199 pages. 9.25x8.25x0.75 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 2012 Cambridge University Press hadrcover edition. Light reading wear else very good condition. Bringing together a team of international scholars, this volume provides the first substantial text dedicated to the various contexts that frame Wharton's remarkable career. Each essay offers a clearly argued and lucid assessment of Wharton's work as it relates to seven key areas: life and works, critical receptions, book and publishing history, arts and aesthetics, social designs, time and place, and literary milieux. These sections provide a broad and accessible resource for students coming to Wharton for the first time while offering scholars new critical insights. CONTENTS: Part I. Life and Works 1. Edith Wharton: contextual revisions by Laura Rattray 2. Chronology: Wharton in cultural and historical context by Pamela Knights and Laura Rattray 3. Biography by Melanie Dawson 4. Composition and publication by Sharon Kehl Califano 5. Portraits of Wharton by Susan Goodman Part II. Critical Receptions 6. Contemporary reviews, 1877-1938 by Heidi M. Kunz 7. Obituaries by Linda De Roche 8. 'Justice' to Edith Wharton? The early critical responses by Melissa M. Pennell 9. Modern critical receptions by Jessica Schubert McCarthy Part III. Book and Publishing History 10. Wharton and her editors by Sharon Shaloo 11. Selling Wharton by Gary Totten 12. Serialization by Elsa Nettels 13. Short story markets by Bonnie Shannon McMullen Part IV. Arts and Aesthetics 14. Stage adaptations of Wharton's fiction by John Dennis Anderson 15. Wharton's writings on screen by Anne-Marie Evans 16. Visual arts by Emily J. Orlando 17. Architecture by Cecilia Macheski 18. Interior and garden design by Helena Chance 19. Images of Wharton by Katherine Joslin Part V. Social Designs 20. The marriage market by Pamela Knights 21. Leisured lives by Maureen E. Montgomery 22. Wharton and gender by Linda Wagner-Martin 23. Race and imperialism by Margaret Toth 24. Social transitions by Adam Jabbur Part VI. Time and Place 25. Wharton and France by William Blazek 26. Wharton and Italy by Robin Peel 27. Wharton and World War I by Julie Olin-Ammentorp 28. The 1920s by Gail D. Sinclair 29. Wharton and the Great Depression by Carol J. Singley Part VII. Literary Milieux 30. Literary influences by Judith P. Saunders 31. Wharton and the American romantics by Linda Costanzo Cahir 32. The novel of manners by Cecilia Macheski 33. Naturalism by Donna Campbell 34. Modernism by Jennifer Haytock.…