In Favor of Lightning Contributor(s): Molloy-Olund, Barbara (Author) |
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ISBN: 0819511331 ISBN-13: 9780819511331 Publisher: Wesleyan OUR PRICE: $12.56 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 1987 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Poetry | American - General |
Dewey: 811.54 |
LCCN: 86032441 |
Series: Wesleyan New Poets |
Physical Information: 63 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Barbara Molloy-Olund's poems begin squarely in the world of the senses, then extend that world into the realm of imagination. The sky comes to imply a commanding spiritual intelligence. Trees tossing in a storm suggest the fleeting, impetuous nerve/ we manage only once or twice/ our whole lives. Pigs in a barnyard imply a rich connection between the sacred and the profane, The poet's achievement is her subtlety; we admire her serene and unobtrusive flights of mind. Molloy-Olund's Midwestern landscapes mesh gracefully with her ruminations, creating a poetry that is hers alone. |