Earth, Mercy: Poems (Sea Cliff Fund)

Earth, Mercy: Poems (Sea Cliff Fund)

In her new collection, Earth, Mercy, Mary Rose O'Reilley sifts through the debris of human habitationâ€”pink thong sandals, curlers, broken televisionsâ€”looking for a kind of junkyard grace: "Holiness enters again / turquoise fins, and the Cessna's carapace / lifts on its wind." The first poem, "Genesis" locates the reader in Edenic time, "in that humid and green / arrival," while the last, "Watching the End of the World from Hovland, Minnesota," gives nature a final word: "Morels on goat prairie gloat / in their blue light. Spruce / speaking of green on green." Between these points, any poem offers a threshold over which something unexpected may passâ€”a ghost, an angel, or the yap of an insouciant dog alerting us to apocalypse. Against all that threatens our survival, Earth, Mercy asserts the beauty of our poignantly sensual life.
Country USA
Brand LSU Press
Manufacturer LSU Press
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber Refer to Sapnet.
ReleaseDate 2013-03-04
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780807149508

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