Book description
In A Memory of the Future, critically acclaimed poet Elizabeth Spires reflects on selfhood and the search for a core identity. Inspired by the tradition of poetic interest in Zen, Spires explores the noisy space of the mind, interrogating the necessary divide between the social persona that navigates the world…
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I love how elemental the language feels, paring everything down to the essence of what it means to be human. This book observes the ordinary and, in that, finds deep truths about existence. With an attention to Zen reflections, the book also encompasses the real worlds of Manhattan, Maine, and the Maryland Eastern Shore.
The poems ask hard questions about existence, made poignant by the poet’s awareness of her middle years and of the swift passage of time. Every truth and observation is pared down and, in that, reflects on what we look for in the very best poems: chiseled,…
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