Acclaimed poet George Ella Lyon returns with a brilliant new
collection that traces the course of a woman's life from girlhood
to mature female wisdom. From the introductory poem, "Little Girl
Who Knows Too Much," readers embark on a journey from youth, with
its darker moments and denials of voice and story, to a place of
strength and power with the poems themselves as a guide. The
collection follows the narrator as she reconnects with her body and
recovers memories of violence from early childhood as well as the
wilderness of adolescence and of young wife- and motherhood.
Gradually, a wider vision appears to her, and she turns to the
Great Mother in all her manifestations -- writers, teachers,
singers, Earth Herself--to reach new regions of self-knowledge and
inner strength. In so doing, the narrator reaches beyond her
personal experience and begins a healing process that situates her
story within the larger human story. Alternately witty, charming,
tender, thought-provoking, and bracing, Back to the Light expresses
a vision of breathtaking breadth and depth. Following the arc of a
woman's life, the collection traces the cycles of growth and change
the narrator experiences in becoming more herself and finding the
spirit to persevere while lyrically demonstrating the power of
poetry to help and heal.
General
Imprint: |
The University Press of Kentucky
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
April 2021 |
Authors: |
George Ella Lyon
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Dimensions: |
216 x 140 x 12mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback
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Pages: |
120 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-8131-8115-8 |
Categories: |
Books
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LSN: |
0-8131-8115-1 |
Barcode: |
9780813181158 |
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