Balancing heart-intelligent intimacy and surprising humor, the
poems in Ellen Bass's "Mules of Love" illuminate the essential
dynamics of our lives: family, community, sexual love, joy, loss,
religion and death. The poems also explore the darker aspects of
humanity--personal, cultural, historical and environmental
violence--all of which are handled with compassion and grace.
Bass's poetic gift is her ability to commiserate with others
afflicted by similar hungers and grief. Her poem "Insomnia"
concludes: "may something/ comfort you--a mockingbird, a breeze,
rain/ on the roof, Chopin's Nocturnes, the thought/ of your child's
birth, a kiss, / or even me--in my chilly kitchen/ with my coat
on--thinking of you."
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Ellen Bass is co-author (with Laura Davis) of the best-selling
"The Courage to Heal: A Guide for Women Survivors of Child Sexual
Abuse" (HarperCollins 1988, 1994), which has sold more than one
million copies and has been translated into nine languages. She has
also published several volumes of poetry, and her poems have
appeared in hundreds of journals and anthologies, including "The
Atlantic Monthly, Ms., Double Take," and "Field." In 1980, Ms. Bass
was awarded the Elliston Book Award for Poetry from the University
of Cincinnati. Last year, she won Nimrod/Hardman's Pablo Neruda
Prize for Poetry, judged by Thomas Lux. She was nominated for a
2001 Pushcart Prize. She lives in Santa Cruz, where she has taught
creative writing for 25 years. She has also taught writing
workshops at many conferences nationally and in Mallorca,
Spain.
General
Imprint: |
B O a Editions, Limited
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Series: |
American Poets Continuum |
Release date: |
April 2002 |
First published: |
April 2002 |
Authors: |
Ellen Bass
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Dimensions: |
229 x 153 x 22mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
Pages: |
96 |
Edition: |
1st ed |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-929918-22-5 |
Categories: |
Books >
Language & Literature >
Literature: texts >
Poetry texts & anthologies >
General
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LSN: |
1-929918-22-4 |
Barcode: |
9781929918225 |
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