Eve's Lament by Heather Corbally Bryant (English) Paperback Book

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Eve's Lament chronicles the poetic journey of a woman in an abusive relationship who is beginning to open her eyes, clear her throat, and speak her own truth in the midst of motherhood, marriage, and betrayal. The speaker is attuned to the miracles of the natural world, the poets and artists who have come before her, and the place of truth in all our lives. In this era of women finally being able to recount their traumas, Eve's Lament illustrates the power of finding a voice, of saying what really happened, of breaking the taboos around silence and shame. In careful language, the poet observes the world around her with intensity and focus; she responds to the cycle of the seasons, and she draws a shield around the inviolability of self, no matter the source of the attack. Most of all, Eve's Lament conveys the power of what can happen when women take charge of writing their own stories, rather than allowing men to control their narratives. Set largely in New England, these poems are meditations upon the domestic sphere, but from the point of view of the artist rather than the victim. The poems offer hope to the speaker's children, to the next generation, that they can pursue the life they desire, rather than the one imposed upon them.

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Heather Corbally Bryant (formerly Heather Bryant Jordan) teaches in the Writing Program at Wellesley College. She received her A.B. from Harvard, and her PhD from the University of Michigan. She published How Will the Heart Endure: Elizabeth Bowen and the Landscape of War," (University of Michigan Press, 1992). She also has six books of poetry either published or forthcoming: Cheap Grace, Finishing Line Press, (2011); Lottery Ticket, The Parallel Press Poetry Series of the University of Wisconsin Libraries (2013); Compass Rose, Finishing Line Press (2016). My Wedding Dress, her first full-length volume of poetry, and Thunderstorm, her second, were published by Finishing Line Press in 2016 and 2017.

Review

With her previous book, My Wedding Dress, Heather Corbally Bryant emerged as a significant contemporary poet chronicling her year's passage through a searing divorce. Now with "Eve's Lament" she continues her chronicle of a woman who as yet is not herself, passing through the phases of the life that we all encounter in one way or another. Echoes of the masters--Stevens, Auden, even Einstein--surround the voice of a contemporary woman busy creating her own self.George Bornstein, Patrides Professor of Literature, University of Michigan (Ann Arbor) Having had the pleasure of reading two previous collections of Heather Bryant's poetry, Compass Rose and My Wedding Dress I was brought to Eve's Lament with excitement. In these poems Bryant continues her journey of self-discovery with a rare insight, not only of her own life but that of her readers. In these poems we find solace, peace and a profound understanding that while suffering will always be part of life, the ordinary day can and does bring its own joy. In language that is clear and accessible, our presence "is simply required, expected" and above all noticed. Bryant attends to the needs of those around her and to the natural world, without ever losing sight of continuing to navigate a way to the self in order to survive life with its joys and sorrows.Joan McBreen, Connemara, Ireland, 14-2-2017

Details ISBN1635343860 Author Heather Corbally Bryant Language English ISBN-10 1635343860 ISBN-13 9781635343861 Format Paperback Pages 38 Publisher Finishing Line Press Year 2018 Publication Date 2018-01-05 Imprint Finishing Line Press Illustrations Illustrations, black and white Audience General We've got this

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