In 1998, Marie Ponsot was awarded the National Book Critics Circle Award for poetry, confirming the praise that has been bestowed on her by critics...
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May 19, 2011
Mary
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Whatever she is writing about, Ponsot has her way with her words. They sing. Perhaps my favorite poem, because of the last word in it, is “Persephone, Packing.” She writes of her dream, “It can’t die out or blossom; / it’s stuck in autumn, impacted, / its roots spidered, replete, / like the bulb narcissus, / like daffodil & hyacinth in bulb, / or tulips, daughtering.”
Feb 14, 2008
Sophie
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Too many gardens, Eden and otherwise, but it had its moments. Like this one:
ONE IS ONE
Heart, you bully, you punk, I'm wrecked, I'm shocked
stiff. You? you still try to rule the world--though
I've got you: identified, starving, locked
in a cage you will not leave alive, no
matter how you hate it, pound its walls,
& thrill its corridors with messages.
Brute. Spy. I trusted you. Now you reel & brawl
in your cell but I'm deaf to your More...
ONE IS ONE
Heart, you bully, you punk, I'm wrecked, I'm shocked
stiff. You? you still try to rule the world--though
I've got you: identified, starving, locked
in a cage you will not leave alive, no
matter how you hate it, pound its walls,
& thrill its corridors with messages.
Brute. Spy. I trusted you. Now you reel & brawl
in your cell but I'm deaf to your More...
Apr 14, 2008
Lesley
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This book is my standard. While I may never reach Ponsot's level, I can at least dream.
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