A collection of poems deeply concerned with our spiritual connection with the earth and its principles of love, harmony and beauty.
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Rachel Dacus' main concern in these poems comprises the relationship between woman and nature, addressing finally the nature of spirituality. Her writings are sensitive, her skill of the highest order; she has much to teach and all readers will be greatly rewarded -- Jane Morris, Editor, Primeval Press
About the Author
Rachel Dacus' poetry has appeared in many literary magazines, including Bellowing Ark, Blue Unicorn, Midwest Quarterly, Poet Lore, Portland Review and the illustrated anthology "The Poetry of Roses." "Earth Lessons" is her first poetry collection.
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Rachel beautifully captures life in "Earth Lessons",
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This review is from: Earth Lessons (Paperback)
In just a little more than 70 pages, Rachel Dacus takes me from smiles and chuckles to tears and ponderings of life on earth. The images are rich with color and fragrance. My very favorite(today) is "Why I Like Weather". Starting out with: "Famous for always being there..." this poem takes me through mystical clouds, practical prognostications and ending with warm assurance that change, in weather as in life, is inevetable and this is good. I recommend this little gem to anyone who loves nature and finds themselves pondering life.
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Interesting, though flawed, debut,
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Rachel Dacus, Earth Lessons (Bellowing Ark Press, 1998)
Interesting debut collection from Dacus (Femme au Chapeau), presaging things to come but still feeling rather rough and unformed; one of those "the development of a fine poet" books that requires a bit of patience and a familiarity with the poet's larger body of work. Not to say there's not some pretty fine stuff to be found here, of course: "At Yellowstone they let the wildfires burn. One kind of pine can only propagate with a blaze, exploding pinecones scattering cracked seeds into carbon-enriched soil..." ("Let the Wildfires Burn") The book is somewhat steadfast in its refusal to let the reader draw his own conclusions (in fact, the end of that very poem is "...if there is no other way out/of this age of too much known and seen/then let the wildfires rage."), but Dacus on her game, simply describing and not editorializing, is a very good thing indeed, and well worth checking out. ** ½
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Intimate, passionate, and courageous - poems to visit often,
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Rachel's poems and her intimate uncensored view touched me deeply and enlivened my own memories and emotions. As I read, I traveled with Rachel in "Christmas Week in San Felipe" to childhood escapes into beauty as respite from family tensions, marveled at the wonders of the universe (both external and internal) in "Twice as Much Starlight", wept at the loss of children unborn in "Clouds Crossing Sun", and felt exhalted by discovered beauty in "Tensil Strength..." These are poems to visit often!
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