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Out of Venus's "astonished torso," rises an unsparing consummation
of loss - "the scent of cedar, /the map that answers long-asked
questions..." Galloway blesses death's "dark horizon" not with a
singular name, but with the blushed patina of "skin and story"
fleshing out love's ubiquitous fragility.
Maureen Alsop, author of Apparition Wren and The Diction of Moths
Ekphrasis, myth, childhood, and the larger history of our times
are all skillfully blended in these poems that combine a strong
lyric gift with craft and narrative invention. Lucia Galloway's
Venus and Other Losses would be a fine addition to any poetry
collection.
Richard Garcia, author of Rancho Notorious and The Persistence of
Objects, BOA Editions
In "Bending Water," Lucia Galloway, in the guise of a 9th century
Japanese woman, writes "My pen...must sing/So that my poem will
welcome/Floating bird, cup of sake." Galloway's pen sings clear as
a bell throughout this collection, and the poems that issue forth
are welcoming, indeed--they embrace every aspect of life, from seed
to bare branch. They also embrace every aspect of form; Galloway
slips between sonnet and free verse and hymn meter with masterful
fluidity, playing expertly with persona and time period, mining art
and music and literature and nature for inspiration, along with
deeply personal experience and memory. These are poems born of
curiosity, of bewilderment, of wonder; while they plumb the pain of
loss, they also celebrate the sheer amazement of being. With Venus
and Other Losses, we have found a most singular voice, even within
its stunning multiplicity.
Gayle Brandeis, author of Self Storage, The Book of Dead Birds,
and Fruitflesh: Seeds of Inspiration for Women Who Write
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