Understories is an exploration of things visible mostly to the
inner eye and memory, things below the surface. The book began as a
riff on Mark Strand's brilliant title, "Planet of the Lost Things,"
and it is an exploration of loss, but also of recovery through
memory and language. The first part, "A Perfect Afternoon" follows
an unfulfilled romance through significant moments and years to
elegy for what never was and for the loved one himself. The romance
is juxtaposed with epiphanic moments of reflection, joy and dismay,
perceptive growth points. The second section, "Functional
Families," considers the theme of family, especially mothers, and
moves through varying visions of family to a sort of resolution
though the poet's mothering of her own son. The third section,
"Going the Distance for Poetry," focuses on poetry and art, some of
the connections that make the poetic quest possible, literary,
artistic and natural (looking at mountains, listening to trees).
The final section, "Lost Cities," looks at New York, Toronto,
Florence, ancient Rome, Mayan Mexico through the lens of history
and memory, alternating sorrow for loss with belief in the power of
poetry to preserve. Once of the themes of Understories is "where
does the story end?" and the book takes the long view, writing
beyond the apparent ending.
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