The light between : poems / by Terry Blackhawk.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Blackhawk, Terry, 1945-

Series:

Made in Michigan writers series.

Made in Michigan writers series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

American poetry--20th century.

American poetry.

Blackhawk, Terry, 1945-.

Blackhawk, Terry.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (102 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Detroit : Wayne State University Press, c2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Poems of stylistic and emotional range that journey widely through love's losses and connections. In The Light Between, award-winning poet Terry Blackhawk probes beyond and through the painful dissolution of a long marriage to examine the complexities of love with bravery and delicacy. Mythical themes, elements of the natural world, and masculine/feminine polarities resonate throughout Blackhawk's poems as she explores loss, the nature of relationships, and the integrity of the individual soul. Ultimately, The Light Between celebrates our connectedness to one another, to the planet, and to the natural world. Section one opens as Blackhawk visits a lonely mythical kingdom and introduces images of an empty bed and the betrayed wife Medea, whose identification with nature signals one of the book's main motifs. Section two presents deeply personal poems that flutter through time and lingering memories, while in section three, the gaze of the poet turns upward and outward to nature. Section four returns to the social world-to the street, traffic, visual art, and teaching-which poses the possibility of love once more. Section five celebrates the union of man and woman with some tender (and sometimes comical) love poems. Throughout, Blackhawk addresses heavy issues such as divorce and solitude, but also shows a playful side with lighthearted poems. She describes an imaginary meeting with poet laureate Billy Collins in one poem, and in another writes about finding a dried-up eggplant while sweeping the kitchen. Whether writing about the intricacies of loss or our connection to nature and one another, she manages-like the speaker with the decayed fruit in "The Eggplant"-to "poke around and find the beauty of it." Students and teachers of writing and fans of poetry will enjoy this beautifully crafted collection.

Contents:

Cover

Series Page

Title Page

Copyright

Dedication

Contents

i

A Peaceable Kingdom

Medea-Garland of Fire

ii

Out of the Labyrinth

Belated Figures

From the Roof

Ginkgo Autumn

The Burn

Wild Bird Rescue in Key West

Chambered Nautilus, with Tinnitus and Linden

iii

Walloon Lake, Opposite Shore

The Lost Life List

For the Mothers at Sundown

Belle Isle Solitary: New Year's Eve

Along Blue Ridge Parkway

Cosmic Enterprise

Standstill

The Hawk in Winter

Winter Solstice, Rosedale Park

iv

Skywriting: Volusia County, Florida

Lot's Wife

Diagnosis

Dear Luis

Torque Dancer

Christmas Eve at the Atomic Carwash

A Visit to the Gallery

Writing Magritte on a Moebius

v

The Eggplant

I think of my ex-husband standing in sunlight

Possum Trot

Marriage Poem

The Whisk and Whir of Wings

Not Wafting, but Dofting

Imagining Billy

Into the Canopy

Meditation in Green

Acknowledgments

Notes.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

ISBN:

9780814336151

0814336159

OCLC:

778703718