Now the Green Blade Rises
Poems
Format:Paperback
Publisher:WW Norton & Co
Published:14th May '04
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Opening with a powerful sequence of poems about her mother's death, Elizabeth Spires writes about the life-and-death matters of midlife: the separation of parent from child, the loss of family and friends, the evolving nature of our closest friendships. These poems find hope in the seasonal and spiritual moment when "the green blade rises."
"[Spires's] elegiac poems are the epitome of grace: polished, elegant, and timeless. Adept at form, she uses rhymes tenderly, almost longingly, as though she wishes she lived in a world where such balanced beauty wasn't so rare. Shades of Frost, reflections of Dickinson, even imitations of Poe place Spires in a solidly American tradition." "Spires is routinely compared to Elizabeth Bishop, and with good reason."
- Winner of Ohioana Book Award 2003
ISBN: 9780393324853
Dimensions: 208mm x 142mm x 8mm
Weight: 108g
78 pages