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4.0 out of 5 stars
Rich language and beautiful imagery,
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This review is from: Paper Bird: Poems (Paperback)
Robin Behn's Paper Bird uses drowning as the thread that binds this collection of poems together. She swims backwards through her own memories, subconciously linking these stories together with a deft handling of figurative langugage and finely crafted lines. Behn's work is provacative and strong, pushing deeper into dark currents, treading water in the past and drifting into the future. Her images surface with a lyrical disconnectedness, similar to dream images -- the result is eerie and mystical. Throughout the entire book I found myself marveling over her ability to meld dissonant images and themes together by presenting them with courage and clarity. In particular, the poems "Geographies," "Origin," and "Living with Sister" stand out as stellar examples of Behn's superb control of language and imagery. This is definitely a poetry collection worth seeking out; I come back to it again and again, each time finding something new lurking just below the surface.
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Paper Bird: Poems by Robin Behn (Paperback - January 15, 1988)
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