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5.0 out of 5 stars
A haunting scrutiny of isolation, whether by need, choice, or accident,
By Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Parallel Play (Paperback)
The term "parallel play" in childhood development refers to when two children are placed together yet play separately, without interacting. Parallel Play is an anthology of poetry reflecting on the tendency adults, lovers, friends, travelers, and others withdrawn into their personal existences, sometimes influencing one another but not necessarily acknowledging one another. The variant styles of free verse meander across the intricacies of human consciousness, even - or especially - when wholly self-absorbed. A haunting scrutiny of isolation, whether by need, choice, or accident. Over Long Island: A swept rock garden. With an enormous rake / The lines of pebbles - roofs - have been made clear: / Their parallels leave rivulets, and bare / Calm soil along one edge, the Sound. Severe, / Like any rock garden in winter; so try to make // Its scale, its thumbprint creeks and springtail lakes / Bespeak / Not how smooth stones or snowflakes look alike / But what they thought they found when they came here: / Clean sidewalks. "Freedom from want. Freedom from fear."
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Parallel Play by Stephen Burt (Paperback - January 24, 2006)
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