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Orioles in the Oranges
by
Melanie Janisse (Goodreads Author)
Set off the southern shores of Ontario, on Pelee Island surrounded by the waters of Lake Erie, the poems in this collection tell parallel stories of women who find common ground in ancient Native American Metis folktales and modern times. Intertwined throughout are two distinct female voices--a young woman struggles to let go of her lover, an elderly woman distraught and a...more
Paperback, 68 pages
Published
November 19th 2009
by Guernica Editions
(first published November 1st 2009)
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I enjoyed this immensely.
To my great shame this book languished on my shelf until just a month ago when I said - I will now read this...soon. So I took it from the shelf and promoted it to my 'To Read Next' pile (it jumped ranks, skipping 'To Read Soon'). As I began to work on some of my own writing, reading various others from my 'To Read' piles (of which I have a ridiculous 3... and their flow to my eyes is somewhat non sequential), I was drawn to the cover of this one and so I picked it up an...more
To my great shame this book languished on my shelf until just a month ago when I said - I will now read this...soon. So I took it from the shelf and promoted it to my 'To Read Next' pile (it jumped ranks, skipping 'To Read Soon'). As I began to work on some of my own writing, reading various others from my 'To Read' piles (of which I have a ridiculous 3... and their flow to my eyes is somewhat non sequential), I was drawn to the cover of this one and so I picked it up an...more
Worlds move together as a prefigured dance. An almost psychic maenad births as all these worlds unite.
Beautiful little book. Wonderful images. Great combination of plot and poetry. I was pleasantly surprised.
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