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Paperback Mums, the Tongue, and Paradise Book

ISBN: B0BN74HZ6G

ISBN13: 9798888380529

Mums, the Tongue, and Paradise

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The poems in Mums, the Tongue, and Paradise are beautifully constructed, often ironic, and always mindful of the poetic possibilities of language. Take, as an example, the first in the series, Adagio: "Everywhere the yellow of death grips leaves". This is followed by a line that qualifies the first observation: "When the last has fallen, we see the beauty of lack." Irony dominates and a qualified acceptance of the dark way the world works. Always...

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