Poems on family, deep friendship, and . . . Italy
The language in this fine collection is mostly straightforward, “daily” language, skillfully woven to have the rhythm, subtlety, and imagery of poetry. Many of the poems themselves reflect dailiness—finding acorns in her son’s pocket after school, conjuring up delights with a seven-year-old during lockdown. Yet descriptions of daily moments widen into deeper explorations.
America is a mother
Multiple traditions, immigrant roots, the hard labor of making a life in the United States, the joys and sorrows of family life: Agusto-Cox treats all of these and more in this remarkable book. For anyone who has followed Serena’s career, it is extremely gratifying to see her work come to fruition in this excellent collection.
Step inside poetic art and emerge with new perspectives on humanity
Enter through the door on the cover of Reasons for Étant Donnés by Sara Cahill Marron and you enter a world of mystery. Like the peepholes ofMarcel Duchamp’s last major artwork, Étant Donnés, Marron’s poetry is a window into a world of mysteries—Water, Marriage, Kingdom, Transfiguration, and Body—that are open to interpretation and reinterpretation by the reader.