Both Wings Flappin', Still Not Flyin'

by Jane Ellen Ibur

Both Wings Flappin', Still Not Flyin'

Genres: Poetry

131 pages, Paperback

First published October 1, 2014

Reviews

[Sadie Forsythe · Rating 5 out of 5]

I'm convinced this is what love looks like: all-consuming, devastating, and difficult. But also the stuff that fills one's own cup and makes days worth living. Ibur's story, never wholly told but hinted at so completely that it's known, broke my heart. I felt her love for Mary and her prolonged grief at her loss.

[Donna Mork · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a bittersweet poetry collection about a woman who had a troubled childhood, but received unconditional love from the maid. Crossing the boundaries of race and class, she returns the unconditional love, taking care of the woman in her last years on earth. A journey through pain and grief, this collection will make you smile, make you cry, make you cringe, but through it all, see that we are all connected and all the same. A glimpse at one woman's journey.

[Kerry · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excllent book, based on the true story of a St. Louis woman and the woman who gave her hope and raised her, and for whom the author cared when diabetes struck - a full circle portait of hurt and healing, so timely in that it was published just after the Ferguson, MIssouri race riots.