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Overview
The poems in Moving House are grounded in the sometimes haunted landscapes of South Carolina, a setting rich with the flavors of ripe peaches and tomatoes and fresh-caught shrimp. The speaker of these poems turns her attention to the ordinary objects of her Southern home, seeing artistry in the scales of a fish, the pearly buttons of a linen shirt, a missed eclipse, a sprig of morning glory run wild. In the interaction between story, history, family, and memory, these poems find meaning rooted in the land, a source of both fear and wonder.
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- ISBN-13: 9781933896083
- ISBN-10: 1933896086
- Publisher: Trp: The University Press of Shsu
- Publish Date: September 2007
- Dimensions: 7.68 x 6.12 x 0.15 inches
- Shipping Weight: 0.21 pounds
- Page Count: 40
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