A revelatory, indispensable collection of poems from Jane Hirshfield that centers on beauty, time, and the full embrace of an existence that time cannot help but steal from our arms.
Hirshfield is unsurpassed in her ability to sink into a momentâs essence and exchange something of herself with its finite musicâand then, in seemingly simple, inevitable words, to deliver that exchange to us in poems that vibrate with form and expression perfectly united. Hirshfieldâs poems of discovery, acknowledgment of the difficult, and praise turn always toward deepening comprehension. Here we encounter the stealth of feelingâs arrival (âas some strings, untouched, / sound when a near one is speaking. / So it was when love slipped inside usâ), an anatomy of solitude (âwrong solitude vinegars the soul, / right solitude oils itâ), a reflection on perishability and the sweetness its acceptance invites into our midst (âHow suddenly then / the strange happiness took me, / like a man with strong hands and strong mouthâ), and a muscular, unblindfolded awareness of our shared political and planetary fate.
To read these startlingly true poems is to find our own feelings eloquently ensnared. Whether delving into intimately familiar moments or bringing forward some experience until now outside words, Hirshfield finds for each face of our lives its metamorphosing portrait, its particular, memorable, singing and singular name.
Love in August
White moths against the screen in August darkness.
Some clamor in envy.
Some spread large as two hands of a thief
who wants to put back in your cupboard the long-taken silver.
Categories:
- Literature & Fiction
- Poetry
- Women Authors
- Poetry
Publisher : Knopf
Author : Hirshfield, Jane
Language : English
Edition : Reprint
Published :2013-02-05
Number Of Pages : 112
Binding : Paperback
ISBN-10 : 0375712070
ISBN-13 : 9780375712074
Item weight : 0.35 lb
Dimensions : 0.5 in x 5.6 in x 8.3 in
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