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Corporal Works

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These poems are deceptively quiet on first read. Beneath their finely honed surfaces is a deep and abiding passion. Grief is the pervasive element here, but it is not an ephemeral grief but one deeply tied to an embodied world. Love of other people, of beauty and place--all are mapped out in Domina's complex, deeply moving first book.

These poems are best described by the poet's use of vivid visual images. The series of poems, "Objects from Still Lives," which are spread throughout the book, are among my favorites. This poet writes persuasively from both the perspective of a child and an adult, especially in terms of relationships between parents and children. Highly recommended.

These poems are stunning in their use of imagery. I particularly liked the poems from the series "Objects for Still Lives." Domina writes about both adult and childhood relationships and psyches extremely persuasively. The writing here is accessible yet rewards multiple rereadings.