A Possible Explanation is a first poetry collection by Peggy Sapphire, 31 poems of narrative free-verse; some poems have appeared in national poetry journals; others are anthologized, including: Poets Against The War ed. Sam Hamill; The Circle Continues ed. Judith Duert. Subjects: women, family history, political/social justice.
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Sapphire's poetry mirrors "...themes of hope, struggle and simple pleasures." In her poem, For Sappho, Sapphire "puts us in the place of the orphaned children who will always recall a last embrace, remind us that we too are physically, emotionally connected to people whom wars or disasters or political regimes could snatch from us." --SevenDays-Margot Harrison
"In Peggy Sapphire's poems the personal becomes political, a circle turning from home beyond to the world and back. These poems never let us forget injustice; they insist on our caring, on what was once called the "good fight". Yet the intellect is not without the power of the senses just as world events are not without the importance of where we came from. You will be nourished, fed seasoned love and cultural history at a generous table." --Myra Shapiro, poet, I"ll See You Thursday
"From the solid quarry of everyday life, Peggy Sapphire hews the compelling poems of A Possible Explanation. The collection introduces a sensibility at once tough, touching and vulnerable. From her Brooklyn immigrant, working class mileu, she retrieves a memorable family album. The generosity of this poet's vision summons our attention. Peggy Sapphire deserves our warmest welcome." --D.H. Melhem-poet Rest In Love, New York Poems
"In Peggy Sapphire's poems the personal becomes political, a circle turning from home beyond to the world and back. These poems never let us forget injustice; they insist on our caring, on what was once called the "good fight". Yet the intellect is not without the power of the senses just as world events are not without the importance of where we came from. You will be nourished, fed seasoned love and cultural history at a generous table." --Myra Shapiro, poet, I"ll See You Thursday
"From the solid quarry of everyday life, Peggy Sapphire hews the compelling poems of A Possible Explanation. The collection introduces a sensibility at once tough, touching and vulnerable. From her Brooklyn immigrant, working class mileu, she retrieves a memorable family album. The generosity of this poet's vision summons our attention. Peggy Sapphire deserves our warmest welcome." --D.H. Melhem-poet Rest In Love, New York Poems
About the Author
Peggy Sapphire, born in Brooklyn, NY, first generation American. Former editor of Connecticut River Review, member of International Women's Writing Guild, poetry published and anthologized;award-winning poet in national poetry competitions. Graduate of Queens College & Lehman College, CUNY. Lives in Northeast Kingdom of Vermont
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