Colors of the Universe - Softcover

Rivers, Elizabeth

Softcover

ISBN 10: 061575743X ISBN 13: 9780615757438

Verlag: Aldrich Press, 2013

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In “First Dust, Star Dust,” Elizabeth Rivers writes: “Still, mystery’s here: dark clouds that cool the universe enough / to let small stars like ours condense and wear / their furious light.” In the lovely play of that verb “wear,” we sense the intelligence of Rivers’ poetry: there is a wide and rich universe condensed in these short verses. I know of no other poet who brings such humanity and gentle humor to the disturbing recognition of our temporary situation in this universe. Look at how closely she gazes, both at microcosm and at macrocosm, in “The Transit of Venus”: “Einstein knew everything/is in transit./Black ant’s tiny shadow/ doubles its scurry past me/ while I practice focus, / binoculars up to my face. / I’ve added Mylar frames: I won’t be blinded,/just put in my place.” Colors of the Universe puts us in our place, and it is a place where we are encouraged to marvel at the world, to chuckle over it and to grieve it. We leave this book restored to a new and brave appreciation of what language makes possible.
Christopher Bursk

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Elizabeth Rivers has won the Milton Dorfman Poetry prize, 1999, and the Portland Pen Poetry contest, 2000, and has been published in various magazines. Chosen as the Montgomery County Poet Laureate, PA for 2008 by Marie Howe, she is also the 2009 winner of the Robert Fraser Open Poetry competition sponsored by Bucks County Community College.
He personal passion is to celebrate poetry writing by children. She helps sponsor youth contests in her area, helps publish children’s poetry online, and works with teachers and students. Please check out poetrywits.com, a website sponsored by the Montgomery County Poet Laureate program under the guidance of Joanne Leva.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Aldrich Press
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2013
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 061575743X
• ISBN 13: 9780615757438
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 38
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