Mistaken for Song: Poems [Paperback]

Tara Bray (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 28, 2009

Winner of Persea's 2008 Lexi Rudnitsky Poetry Prize for American Women Poets.

The impetus of this harrowing debut lies in tragedy: "My father shook the gun to get the bullet out. / He was a careless man, but only once." Yet even amidst a constant ache, the poems in Mistaken for Song do not refuse solace. Instead, they find consolation, communion, and even joy in the untamed natural world, rendered at every turn by Tara Bray's pitch-perfect ear for heartbreaking music.

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About the Author

Tara Bray has published poems in Shenandoah, The Southern Review, Third Coast, and elsewhere. She is a recipient of a State of Nevada Individual Artist Fellowship and a Sierra Arts Foundation Literary Artist Grant. She lives in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

Product Details

• Paperback: 80 pages
• Publisher: Persea (January 28, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0892553472
• ISBN-13: 978-0892553471
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 5.5 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,044,483 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good read even if you are new to Poetry, February 1, 2010

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This review is from: Mistaken for Song: Poems (Paperback)

Tara Bray is an incredible poet and it shows in her book. She takes you places with her words and the book reads itself and takes you away. I do not read poetry at all, but thought I would give this book a try as I know the author and it is a good read.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Award winning and prolific poet Tara Bray brings a delightful blend of storytelling and poetry, April 10, 2009

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Award winning and prolific poet Tara Bray brings a delightful blend of storytelling and poetry in "Mistaken for Song". Using the misconceptions that birds sing but instead are simply communicating with one another, she explores both human and animal concepts in a beautiful blend of verse. "Mistaken for Song" is a choice book of poetry, sure to please. "Blackberry": Dew-licked,/teetering & ripe,//crypts plumped up/with bright drizzle,//this purple-witted seed-star,/earth-lodged & lonesome,//old prophet once pleasure-shy,/now aching in thornlight,//sway, roothold, desire//whipped fast with impulse,//hands reaching, ripping, riddling - all/to bring the old sweet trinket home.