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The Still Position|Barbara Blatner

The Still Position : A Verse Memoir of My Mother's Death

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THE STILL POSITION chronicles the last days of life of the poet's difficult but cherished mother. Set in upstate New York among deer and hawks under a stone-scarred mountain, these poems reveal the death of the body and the heart's passage through loss and grief, anger and confusion, forgiveness and devotion. These poems are very up-close, chiseled, and go against sentimentality by staying with details and particulars. Although the end is known from the beginning, readers will be affected by such an honest and suspenseful journey.

Details

  • ISBN-13: 9781935520238
  • ISBN-10: 1935520237
  • Publisher: NYQ Books
  • Publish Date: September 2010
  • Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.5 x 0.28 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 0.35 pounds
  • Page Count: 120

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