In this Book
- A Deed to the Light
- Book
- 2010
- Published by: University of Illinois Press
- Series: Illinois Poetry Series
summary
In A Deed To the Light Jeanne Murray Walker asks probing questions about the depth of grief, about letting go, and about the possibility of faith. Her poems have been described by John Taylor, writing in Poetry, as "splendid, subtly erudite, uplifting, and funny."
Table of Contents
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- Table of Contents
- pp. ix-x
- Part 1
- The Nurses
- p. 8
- Dinner Party
- p. 14
- Part 2
- How Mother Courage Saves Desdemona
- pp. 26-27
- Part 3
- Making the Move
- pp. 34-35
- Letting Go
- p. 37
- Night-light
- p. 40
- Part 4
- The Janitor
- p. 45
- Holding Back the Sun
- pp. 48-49
- Part 5
- After Terrorism
- p. 53
- Melting Pot
- p. 54
- Writing the Novel
- p. 57
- The Dutiful
- p. 58
- Beyond Reading
- p. 59
- Cleaning Out
- p. 60
- Dung Beetle
- p. 61
- Part 6
- Boundaries
- pp. 65-66
- Grasshopper
- p. 68
- After the Tornado
- pp. 70-71
- Luci's Knee
- p. 73
- Geese, Tree, Apple, Leaves
- pp. 74-75
Additional Information
ISBN
9780252092763
Related ISBN(s)
9780252029226, 9780252071775
MARC Record
OCLC
815477953
Pages
96
Launched on MUSE
2013-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No
Copyright
2004