Port of Call describes a metaphysical journey at the dawn of the
3rd millennium. Time blurs, and unsettled relationships mirror a
world of heightened disconnection and hope. In a spare and lyrical
form, poet/performance artist Davida Singer creates the long breath
of a journey to eight destinations: "millennium," "florida,"
"montreal," "dementia," "long island," "vermont," "new york" and
"taos." Time blurs as we meet past and present lovers, a mother
with dementia and revisit her roots and the loss of a father.
Recent backdrops -- 9/11 and global warming -- mirror personal
frailty; a fractured pelvis and unsettled relationships become
metaphors for a world of heightened disconnection. Dreams are
infused with a seer raven, the future is dicey and hope lies in
ordinary moments captured and rekindled by the heart.
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"There's much to admire in Davida Singer's strong new book Port
of Call--the staccato beat of New York City, the snowy fields of
Vermont, where vertigo and the ephemeral live side by side in a
flashback with 9/11, sequoias, and "cosmic rift/ kaleidoscopic."
Language is a springboard, offering judgment and choice, and
metaphor is both autobiographical and historic, all movingly
bearing witness to her time and ours."
--Philip Schultz, Pulitzer Prize Winner in Poetry
"Singer's keen eye masterfully splits punctuated moments of love
and loss, hovers above them, and gives wings and lightness to even
the darkest of emotions. These poems are full of heart and hope.
There is a sly wisdom here, and I am happily the wiser for having
come to know her rich, incisive, generous words."
--Cusi Cram, Playright and Author of A Lifetime Burning
"Davida Singer's port of call is a delight. In her chronicles of
one woman's life at the turn of the millennium, she includes us
all."
--Jan Heller Levi, Poet, Author of Skyspeak
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