In this Book
- Lingo
- Book
- 2006
- Published by: The University of Akron Press
- Series: Akron Series in Poetry
summary
In “Foreword,” the opening poem of Clare Rossini’s new book, Lingo, the poet exclaims: “Don’t tell me the tongue’s / Not a magical place.” And who would argue the point after reading these poems in which the body and spirit of language bring such joy, from a toddler’s garbled imitations to the ripe lines of Shakespeare? Whether in the Midwest or New England, in elegies or celebrations, Rossini takes comfort in the miracle of words, where the homely and exotic can flourish at the same time, like the thought of flamingoes in Minnesota (“Rice County Soliloquy”). Rossini treats both the human and the natural world with tenderness and good-hearted humor, her wit and compassion as impressive as the bravura of plainspoken poetry. Out of such grace come the graceful poems of Lingo.
Table of Contents
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- I. First Snow
- Vision and Prayer
- pp. 8-9
- How to Tempt a Fish
- pp. 10-11
- From Abstinence, N.H.
- pp. 12-13
- Final Love Note
- p. 14
- To Mount Monadnock in Fog
- pp. 15-16
- First Snow
- pp. 17-18
- The Wood-Burning Stove
- pp. 20-21
- Valediction
- p. 22
- To the Curious Reader
- pp. 23-24
- Mortal Thoughts
- p. 25
- II. Claudia Poems
- Curriculum Vitae
- pp. 30-31
- Calla Lily Studies
- p. 33
- Red Light, Roma
- p. 38
- The Imperial Forum
- p. 41
- The Sistine Chapel
- p. 42
- Meditation, Mid-December
- pp. 45-46
- Still Life with Pear
- pp. 47-48
- Out of Love
- p. 49
- Among Cows
- p. 51
- III. Leave of Absence
- Preface to a Gesture
- pp. 55-56
- Elegy in Four Parts
- pp. 57-60
- To the Peony
- p. 61
- For a Friend Since Youth
- pp. 64-65
- Winter Morning with Crow
- pp. 73-74
- Leave of Absence
- p. 76
Additional Information
ISBN
9781935603900
Related ISBN(s)
9781931968294
MARC Record
OCLC
794701473
Pages
80
Launched on MUSE
2012-01-11
Language
English
Open Access
No