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Indlæser... Bright Scarves of Hours (udgave 2007)af Diane Tucker
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Bright Scarves of Hours is a poetry collection that explores common domestic landscapes ” car-pooling with children, walking the dog, vacation snapshots and recipees. These elements weave into one woman "s vibrant inner life, transforming the mundane into a tapestry shimmering with insight and lyricism. From an elegiac yellow morning to the dark dreams of exhausted sleep, these poems assert that no hour is an ordinary hour, and that there is no such thing, really, as an ordinary " life. Wrought with the burdens and triumphs of familiar love, the language seeks to connect us while celebrating the sometimes contrary desires and hidden grace found in the everyday. Diane Tucker was born and raised in Vancouver, British Columbia, where she received a B.F.A. from the University of B.C. in 1987. Her first book of poems, God on His Haunches, published in 1996, was short listed for the 1997 Gerald Lampert Memorial Award. Her poetry has been published in several anthologies and appears regularly in journals in Canada and abroad. Diane lives in Burnaby, British Columbia. No library descriptions found. |
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Tucker’s 84-page, 56-poem collection is divided into hours of the day, nine sections beginning with “9 A.M. Drop the children off at school” and ending with “7 P.M. Go out. Come home.” I had favorites in each section, from “Yellow Vinyl 1972” where the 1970s Arlo Guthrie lyric "Good mornin' America how are ya? has the little girl thinking about Daddy who “... is somewhere in his truck in America” (p. 12), to “sleep” where sleep ensnares and holds us under its watery surface:
I love how many of these poems illuminate ordinary things:
- the fine line between summer and fall – “summer’s end” and “august 30.”
- the memories of summer in November – “november 28: in the shower.”
- the significance of rain – “rain reunion.”
- the way a church organist’s hands embody art and worship – “praying for the organist.”
- a boy and his dog playing outside on a bleak November day – “vacant lot, november.”
Several poems were memorable to me for their strong voice. “door” for example, begins:
And here’s a bit of “going” which begins:
and ends:
But probably my favorite of the favorites are the poems full of the grace of compassion. Like “legit” where Tucker asks,
and answers
and “no ugly people”:
With fresh language and surprising twists Tucker weaves, or should I say knits, magic through scarf of every hour, onto every page.
I hope she puts out another book soon, although I hear she’s been busy writing plays—has one about to hit the stage this winter. I guess “the failed actress” who
gets to
after all (from “failed actress,” p. 16).
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