Our Lady Of The Ruins: Poems
by Traci Brimhall
2021-06-02 23:27:47
Our Lady Of The Ruins: Poems
by Traci Brimhall
2021-06-02 23:27:47
Poetry for the new century: awake to the world, spiritually profound, and radiant with lyric intelligence. —Carolyn ForchéWinner of the 2011 Barnard Women Poets Prize, Our Lady of the Ruins tracks a group of women through their pilgrim...
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Poetry for the new century: awake to the world, spiritually profound, and radiant with lyric intelligence. —Carolyn ForchéWinner of the 2011 Barnard Women Poets Prize, Our Lady of the Ruins tracks a group of women through their pilgrimage in a mid-apocalyptic world. Exploring war, plagues, and the search for a new God in exile, these poems create a chorus of wanderers haunted by empire, God, and personal trauma.from “Hysteria: A Requiem”Now, in the last world, we bury nightingales beneath the floor. Trackers with their ears to the ground listen for angels approaching. Where is the saint, mortally torn and wearing a hood of stars, bearing her own redemption?
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