false 2580854 2 Ghostly and energetic, Jayne Pupek's poems range in content through an ambivalent abortion, a lover's abandonment, childhood abuse, a bad case of the flu, and her own longings. Each poem's graceful and intense meditations connect to the reader's own world. Arlene Ang says it best: "Jayne Pupek has the uncanny ability to dissect relationships, objects--even situations--and rearrange them according to the blueprint of her secret house of mirrors." 2596256 22 1 2008 Forms of Intercession total:25|5:19|4:4|3:2|2:0|1:0| 25 117 69 13 5 2 false false Sun Aug 10 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Aug 08 13:08:17 -0700 2008 Sun Aug 10 17:31:54 -0700 2008 Jayne uses powerful language full of vivid images; her sharp language is adult and unwavering. From her poem Hearsay: "And here's my Chris...more...]]> 5 2 false false Sun Aug 10 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Jul 15 11:59:55 -0700 2008 Sun Aug 10 06:53:32 -0700 2008 This book i...more...]]> 5 1 false false Mon Jun 09 15:16:34 -0700 2008 Mon Jun 09 15:20:07 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Jun 10 17:40:53 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 11 15:50:37 -0700 2009 Sledgehammer or tissue, choose your weapon, but you’ll need one of these, and possibly both, when reading Jayne Pupek’s nearly one hundred poems in this debut collection. Most explore and reflect a woman’s survival in a battering world, poems that will make you ache and sometimes want to...more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Jan 15 02:28:56 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 15 02:31:47 -0800 2009
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