Mums, the Tongue, and Paradise - Casey, Helen Marie
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The poems in Mums, the Tongue, and Paradise are beautifully constructed, often ironic, and always mindful of the poetic possibilities of language. Take, as an example, the first in the series, Adagio: "Everywhere the yellow of death grips leaves". This is followed by a line that qualifies the first observation: "When the last has fallen, we see the beauty of lack." Irony dominates and a qualified acceptance of the dark way the world works. Always there is a mordant observer who insists on bearing witness. Helen Marie Casey's lyrical poems do not shy from dark subjects; they often evoke loss in…mehr

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The poems in Mums, the Tongue, and Paradise are beautifully constructed, often ironic, and always mindful of the poetic possibilities of language. Take, as an example, the first in the series, Adagio: "Everywhere the yellow of death grips leaves". This is followed by a line that qualifies the first observation: "When the last has fallen, we see the beauty of lack." Irony dominates and a qualified acceptance of the dark way the world works. Always there is a mordant observer who insists on bearing witness. Helen Marie Casey's lyrical poems do not shy from dark subjects; they often evoke loss in its various forms, including murder, violation, religious interdiction, and social and self-imposed isolation. The narrator is aware of life's ironies and she chooses, nonetheless, to enter the realm of darkness, suffering, and deviant malice. Her work is brave and there is never a turning away from truths that are difficult or uncomfortable.
Autorenporträt
Helen Marie Casey's chapbooks include, in addition to Mums, the Tongue, and Paradise, the following: Fragrance Upon His Lips, Inconsiderate Madness, Zero Degrees and You Kept Your Secrets. She has also written My Dear Girl: The Art of Florence Hosmer, and Portland's Compromise: The Colored School 1867-1872. She has won the 2005 Black River Chapbook competition, the 14th National Poet Hunt of The MacGuffin, and the Frank O'Hara Prize. She is active in the Worcester County Poetry Association, New England Poetry Club, and Old Frog Pond Poets.