The Secret Language of Women
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In The Secret Language of Women, Terry Martin paints a portrait of a world in which the most crucial language is often wordless and mystical. In these powerful poems, the sublime is housed within the... This description may be from another edition of this product.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0911287574
ISBN13:9780911287578
Release Date:September 2006
Publisher:Blue Begonia Press
Length:83 Pages
Weight:1.01 lbs.
Dimensions:9.3" x 0.3" x 6.0"
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Beautiful and clear
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 18 years ago
Thank goodness for the poetry of Terry Martin--these poems are unafraid to touch spirit, to speak of the heart and the "green scent of solace." Even domestic tasks such as ironing and folding and baking are given a place of honor in these poems. Terry enables us to look at the smallest moments with new eyes.
A gentle, reflective, and insightful whisper into the true meanings behind the building blocks of la
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 18 years ago
English teacher and published poet Terry Martin presents The Secret Language of Women, an anthology of free-verse poetry that reexamines domestic life from the feminine perspective, reflects upon the sad fragility of all things, and explores innermost hopes and dreams. A gentle, reflective, and insightful whisper into the true meanings behind the building blocks of language. "Until They Told You What it Did to Rachel": and you never even thought about it, / never once considered / how your offhand comparison / to those who had slaughtered / her aunts and uncles / in Dachau, Auschwitz, Treblinka // discounted unfathomable loss, / trivializing her heartbreak / with your careless use / of that one small word. / Tonight, dark trains clatter / the tracks of your dreams.
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