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Smith, Hope Anita

Mother Poems

72 pp. | Holt/Ottaviano | April, 2009 | Trade ISBN 978-0-8050-8231-9 $16.95
(3) 4-6 This collection of mostly free-verse poems celebrates one mother-daughter bond: simple everyday moments like hair-braiding and "ka-lomphing" in Mom's high heels. The lovingly described good times seem bittersweet after the mother's unexpected death, evoking poignantly described feelings of loss. The figures in Smith's textured torn-paper collages lack facial features, leaving room for readers to imagine expressions of love and grief.
Reviewer: Amy McClure

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