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5.0 out of 5 stars a true collection
I love how these poems work together and the worlds each poem creates. Wow.

from "I Wish I Were the Ocean":

It is often necessary to forget--the ocean as a representation
of confidence---a stir

in the bush it is only a sparrow feeding and 'this'
is its quick voice 'this this'---

the ocean has...
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3.0 out of 5 stars Into the Ocean
I could compare wading into Shaw's poems like the first time I venture out into the ocean during the first summer trip: slightly intimidating. However, as I got deeper into the repetitive nature of the metaphors and imagery, I discovered I could not, nor did I seek to, escape, which is a theme at the heart of Calenture.
Published on April 8, 2008 by Lisa Dalrymple


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5.0 out of 5 stars a true collection, August 25, 2010
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This review is from: Calenture (Hardcover)
I love how these poems work together and the worlds each poem creates. Wow.

from "I Wish I Were the Ocean":

It is often necessary to forget--the ocean as a representation
of confidence---a stir

in the bush it is only a sparrow feeding and 'this'
is its quick voice 'this this'---

the ocean has nothing but time---a man keeps watch over the ocean
and pretends

there is nothing but time
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1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Into the Ocean, April 8, 2008
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Lisa Dalrymple (St. Augustine, FL) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Calenture (Paperback)
I could compare wading into Shaw's poems like the first time I venture out into the ocean during the first summer trip: slightly intimidating. However, as I got deeper into the repetitive nature of the metaphors and imagery, I discovered I could not, nor did I seek to, escape, which is a theme at the heart of Calenture.
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