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32 pp.
| Holiday |
December, 2008 |
TradeISBN 978-0-8234-2012-4$16.95
(3)
4-6
Illustrated by
Susan Guevara.
"The girl is dead. / Her life has flown off / like a sad little bird." Twenty-six poems set in war-torn areas decry the emotional, spiritual, and physical devastation war brings, concluding with pleas for peace. This well-intentioned effort is emotional and raw but accessible. Soft abstract images in acrylics and oils on textured canvas bring humanity and immediacy to the poems.