In the Present Tense: Portraits of My Father
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Myrna Stone, the author of The Casanova Chronicles, a memorable sequence that is one of the best long poems in recent years, has moved from Casanova to her own father-and chronicled the texture of a relationship as well as the texture of a mind gone to ruin. These conversational sonnets demonstrate the elasticity of a form devoted to love; Stone also shows us that some of our greatest love stories are not the ones we expected. ~ Kim Bridgford Myrna Stone's "In the Present Tense" is a powerful work-not just because it chronicles the last, difficult years of her very elderly father ( in first class sonnets), but because of the sweep she achieves in documenting the orbit of all those involved: from family members to other assisted living patients. It's a breadth that only the best writers can acheive-sadness, yes, but also wisdom, fortitude, love, and even humor. As one of the sons whispers to his fading father, remembering the father's love of fishing: "Dad, it's time to catch the big one"-so does Myrna Stone catch what it's really like to deal with these tragic circumstances, and who continues to show why poetry, and her poems, are absolutely necessary. ~ Tim Suermondt
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0615776515
ISBN13:9780615776514
Release Date:March 2013
Publisher:White Violet Press
Length:78 Pages
Weight:0.38 lbs.
Dimensions:9.0" x 0.2" x 6.0"
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