As If Words: Poems

by Jeanne Lohmann

With tender fidelity, the poems in Jeanne Lohmann's new collection chronicle the years of her marriage. The book is a page-turning love story alive with humor, sensuality, and delight, as well as the inevitable tensions in the relationship. There is grief here, too, in the death of the beloved, and the survivor's work of going on. What endures is the astounding strength of this marriage, evoked in the vivid language of love that, even as it speaks, knows the limits of words

Genres: Poetry

104 pages, Paperback

First published March 10, 2012

Reviews

[Emily]

Poems, some I liked a lot, some I didn't especially, but taken together they tell a very beautiful story of a marriage and widowhood.

I especially liked:
"You merry, warm-hearted little boy,
maker of mud pies, tunnel-digger,
taker of dangerous chances,
collector of toy machines,
keeper of the family zoo,
enthusiast, tester of limits,
helper in the tight times,
clear eyes wide to the world,
asking friendlier tomorrows."

[Sacha]

Lovely poems about daily life.