In this Book
- ORIOLING
- Book
- 2003
- Published by: Red Hen Press
summary
"Some months after the judging panel chose Ann Silsbee’s Orioling as the winner of the Ben Saltman Award from Red Hen Press, I reread the manuscript only to find myself totally bowled over by the poems. Silsbee brings so much to the table in her poetry, it’s hard to know where to begin to praise such work. I had loved this collection from my first reading of it, but subsequent readings have put me in awe of the wonderful spirit behind the poems and the exquisite language of which they are made." -- Eloise Klein Healy
Table of Contents
Download Full Book
- Section I. What Stalk You Flower From
- Creation Invention
- p. 14
- Why Mangoes
- p. 18
- Not Only For Clams
- p. 21
- A Gift Of Efts—Elegy For Oma
- pp. 22-23
- Island Potatoes
- pp. 24-25
- Finches’ Pond
- p. 28
- Section II. Something About Seasons Was Meant For Us
- A Little Night Music
- p. 34
- Sleepless In The Chelsea Hotel
- pp. 36-37
- Boy, Oboe, Dog
- p. 39
- Nine O’Clock Ghazal
- p. 41
- Uncle Harry
- p. 42
- The Blues They Sing
- p. 43
- Stirring The Soup
- p. 47
- Luna Moths
- p. 48
- Section III. Land Of Blue Ice
- The Intertidal Zone
- p. 52
- Storm Troops
- p. 57
- Convalescence
- p. 58
- Line Squall
- p. 62
- Soup Is All You Need
- p. 63
- Old Willa Speaks Out
- pp. 66-67
- True North
- p. 68
- Section IV. Far Dark / Nearer Light
- You Touch My Face
- p. 74
- January Thaw
- p. 75
- The Other Stream
- p. 76
- An April Leavening
- p. 77
- I Take Off My Boots
- p. 79
- Mozart At Celia’s
- p. 80
- Elder Sister
- p. 81
- Breakfast Alone
- p. 83
- Waiting For Morning
- p. 84
- About the Author
- p. 88
Additional Information
ISBN
9781597096539
Related ISBN(s)
9781888996616
MARC Record
OCLC
868219286
Pages
88
Launched on MUSE
2014-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No
Project MUSE Mission
Project MUSE promotes the creation and dissemination of essential humanities and social science resources through collaboration with libraries, publishers, and scholars worldwide. Forged from a partnership between a university press and a library, Project MUSE is a trusted part of the academic and scholarly community it serves.
