Marge saiser (8 Ergebnisse)

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 120 pages. 9.00x6.00x0.25 inches. In Stock.

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 104 pages. 8.90x6.00x0.30 inches. In Stock.

Zustand: New. In English.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - In this rare collected gift of poetry and memoir, Learning to Swim does not disappoint. From the simple way Saiser captures the smallest of things that make up our lives, these economical yet powerful poems transport us to the plains with snow where the 'snow which well all day brush against the shingles' to the galaxy where we are alone with airplains blinking paths through starts and crickets stirring in the weeds like enemies or memories dredged from the sixth grade where 'Mrs. Fischer loved language and knew its power, so she drew its shadows on the chalkboard.' In the end, we are left with the familiar, 'a jagged tear in the kitchen ceiling,' 'a fault line' where 'guests pause when deciding on chardonnay or beer.' It is a collection like this that brings us back to what we love most, connection to a world that at best is indifferent, and Saiser's deftly rendered story of place and its characters does not disappoint.…

Kartoniert / Broschiert. Zustand: New. In this rare collected gift of poetry and memoir, Learning to Swim does not disappoint. It is a collection that brings us back to what we love most, connection to a world that at best is indifferent, and Saiser s deftly rendered story of place and its chara.

Zustand: Hervorragend. Zustand: Hervorragend | Sprache: Englisch | Produktart: Bücher | Spare and incisive, the poems in Losing the Ring in the River deal with three strong women--Clara, Emma, and Liz, women who are tough, often sassy, and have dreams that aren't quelled by the realities they face. Saiser deftly explores the undercurrents connecting three generations and is at her most powerful when she explores how lives are restricted and sometimes painfully damaged by what people cannot or will not share with one another. Saiser's poetry is as harsh as it is beautiful; she avoids resolutions and easy endings, focusing instead on the small, hard-won victories that each woman experiences in her life and in her love of those around her. …

Zustand: Sehr gut. Zustand: Sehr gut | Sprache: Englisch | Produktart: Bücher | In this rare collected gift of poetry and memoir, Learning to Swim does not disappoint. It is a collection that brings us back to what we love most, connection to a world that at best is indifferent, and Saiser's deftly rendered story of place and its characters does not disappoint.…

Zustand: Hervorragend. Zustand: Hervorragend | Sprache: Englisch | Produktart: Bücher | In this rare collected gift of poetry and memoir, Learning to Swim does not disappoint. It is a collection that brings us back to what we love most, connection to a world that at best is indifferent, and Saiser's deftly rendered story of place and its characters does not disappoint.…