In the title poem "Fortress," the medieval walled castle is the
stronghold in which the family dwells. There are stories here of
people in the "fortresses" of the self, the city, or the natural
world.
All these poems have in common a lyrical approach to solitude ("the
only protection / against death/ was to love solitude") and an
ironical vision for which love of beauty and the longing for the
world are the cure. Hillman combines the imagistic with narrative;
in her poems lyricism wars with irony; the solitary noticing
consciousness is in control - because the observed world seems
beautiful to the observer, great joy is possible despite the sense
of difficulty or sorrow.
The language here is rich and elegant. Truth is relentlessly
addressed.
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