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Song: Poems | Brigit Pegeen Kelly
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Winner of the 1994 Lamont Poetry selection of The Academy of American Poets. "Kelly has a talent for coaxing out the world's ghosts and then fixing them in personal landscapes of fear and uncertainty.... Smoothed by nuances of sound and rhythm, her poems exude an ambiguous wisdom, an acceptance of the sad magic that returns us constantly to the lives we might have led."--Library Journal
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sakeriver
Song: Poems | Brigit Pegeen Kelly
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The title poem, which opens the book, knocked me out entirely, the way it has this sense of menace, both in contrast to and arising out of the beauty of the imagery and narrative. This repeats throughout the book. Though I admit I was often lost as I read these poems. The poems are dense at times to the point of obscurity—for me, at least, and at least on the first read. But I think there will be much here to find on subsequent reads.

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Cathythoughts
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Catching up from yesterday. #QuotsyDec17 #Children @TK-421 This quote ❤️

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CarolynOliver
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This book.

Good night, Littens. 💤💤💤

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CarolynOliver
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I bought this book a few months ago, and I've dipped into it from time to time, delighted by its beauty. I am so very sad to hear of Brigit Pegeen Kelly's death.