Book description
Richly allusive, the poems in Brigit Pegeen Kelly's The Orchard evoke elements of myth in distinctive aural and rhythmic patterns. Her poetic strength lies in her ability to cast poems as modern myths and allegories. Propelled by patterned repetitions and lush cadences, the poems move the reader through a landscape…
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Brigit Pegeen Kelly finds the profoundest of truths in these poems set in an imaginary garden full of ruined statuary, and, more than that, she finds stories. From the garden, she brings forth myths and fables that riveted me. A sleeping child found nestled around a black swan, a dog that is a wolf that is a dog.
I have never been so deeply affected by a collection of contemporary poetry. The depth of her poetic vision will shake your world.
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