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Floriography Child / Lisa C. Krueger.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Krueger, Lisa C., author.
Standardized Title:
Floriography child (Compilation)
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Poetry.
Genre:
Art.
Essays.
Autobiographical poetry.
Electronic books.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (178 pages)
Edition:
First edition.
Place of Publication:
Pasadena, CA : Red Hen Press, [2023]
Summary:
"Floriography Child is a book about salvation: what gives people strength in the face of adversity, not just to endure, but to move through and beyond our myriad human sufferings. Through poems, micro-essays, and visual art, Floriography Child addresses fundamental questions about purpose, connection, and resilience. Written in memoir form, this book examines the mother-daughter relationship and its intimacies in the context of a daughter's developing chronic illness. How to bear another's suffering-how to find sustenance in a world fraught with uncertainty and pain-is addressed through the language of flowers and the natural world. Ultimately, this book asks us to consider how each of us, whatever our path, is connected"-- Provided by publisher.
Contents:
Intro
Front Cover
Half-Title Page
Title Page
Copyright Page
Contents
I
The Trees Are Burning
Floriography of a Birth
Sunflower
Hold Your Head Up
Camellia, Bruise
Growing Iris
Third Grade, Rumors
To Lavandula: Loss
Blue Again: Plumbago
Tea Time at the Playhouse
Checkout Line with Gladiolas
Dandelion Mind
Saguaro Cacti
Away
II
Cycles
Make-Believe
First Flush: Rose
The Tenderness
After My Child's Episode, I Walk the Hills
Diary by My Daughter's Bed
Portrait of a Mother
Van Gogh's Mulberry
Still Life, Yellow
Red Dress
Night Trees
Surviving Desire
My Forgiveness
Lonely + Nature
Origami Night
III
Trees Die Slowly to Survive
Avifauna
Shape of a Country
Sense
Repentance
Yard Sign
Hands
Real
Street Blessing
The Ocean Is
Statice
Grit at Midnight
Flowers Opening
Theory of Farmer's Market
Kneeling Near Liscannor
IV
Security
Blame
History of Desire
Paisley
State of Mind
Outside Therapy
Internecine
Getaway
Apostles
Payment
Come Back to Me
Body Mirrors Tree
Photo Album
Voice
Listen
Entirely
Freeway
Synovial
Granddaughter
Floriography Child
Song
Epilogue: Chronic
Images
Notes
Back Cover.
Notes:
Description based on print version record.
ISBN:
9781636281117
1636281117
OCLC:
1391440633

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