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5.0 out of 5 stars
This book is a blessing for all who read it.,
By Miles D. Moore (Alexandria, VA USA) - See all my reviews (VINE VOICE) (TOP 1000 REVIEWER) (REAL NAME)
This review is from: Counting (Mass Market Paperback)
"Counting" is the story of an examined life, filled with generosity and love. In a 100-page, multi-sectioned poem, Hilary Tham takes us across her amazing life's journey, beginning with her impoverished Chinese-Malaysian girlhood, through her marriage to an American Peace Corps worker, her conversion to his religion (Judaism), and her travels around the world. She gives us the rich particulars of her life, talking of parents, siblings, husband, daughters, the deaths of family and friends; yet her authorial "I" is all-encompassing, far too generous and thoughtful for self-pity or narrow self-regard. As with Emily Dickinson, Hilary Tham's business is "circumference"--comprehending and embracing the entire world through the eye of a poet. She sees the bad, but believes the good is stronger, and loves the world for its contradictions. The final section of the book, "Blessings," is perhaps the best, combining Tham's deep religious feelings with her wholehearted celebration of the things of this world. As the poet herself says, "Let us bless, not curse, Eve/for eating that apple. Let us bless Adam/for choosing Eve over Eternity."
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Counting by Hilary Tham (Mass Market Paperback - November 1, 2000)
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