Nancy Mattoon Kline

Broschiertes Buch

On the Edge

Beschreibung

Nancy Kline’s poems speak to us compellingly of time, nature, love, and loss. Note in particular to "Prudence Island Transport" (sestina), "Stopping by Pete’s Pond on a Summer Morning" (sonnet), and "Vacuuming" (a very sprightly villanelle). We should all be glad that Nancy Kline has shared her poems in this introspective, evocative, and altogether lovely collection. Whether writing with exquisite clarity about parents, a snapping turtle, or the simple stuff of life, she says much about our connection (or not) to the world and to others. Poet Mary Oliver has written, "The lyric poem is brief, concentrated, has no more than a single focus, single voice, and employs a natural musicality." Readers will find an echo of Oliver in On the Edge as Kline explores life’s journey, where the possibilities inherent in the word "yet" speak of "power, opportunity, hope . . ."

Autor

After her graduation from the University of Connecticut and her marriage to Kenneth Kline, Nancy Mattoon Kline continued living in Storrs for the next fifty years. She retired from the University of Connecticut in 1996, after a long career as a map and academic reference librarian and manager. During those years in Storrs, she also earned three graduate degrees, two from the University of Connecticut and one from the University of Rhode Island. She began writing poems during the summer of 2001, following Ken's death in October 2000. Much of Nancy's joy in writing poetry has been trying to meld images with traditional poetic forms such as sonnets and villanelles. She currently lives at Seabury, a retirement community in Bloomfield, CT, moving there in 2010 after her marriage to James Trail.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Antrim House
• Seitenzahl: 68
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. März 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 4mm
• Gewicht: 114g
• ISBN-13: 9781943826681
• ISBN-10: 1943826684
• Artikelnr.: 58861476