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Elaine Heveron writes of her world-its thingness-with relish andaffection, each poem offering artifacts of a shareable life-the books thatshaped her (Boomer) generation, silver earrings, a handmade felted hat, thenovelty of a warm January day, the funky textured tights that capture theessence of a treasured friend, and rituals in a marriage with a man who is alsoa perfect companion. Each poem is a box of keepsakes, and each becomes akeepsake for the reader.Leslie Ullman, author of three poetry collections, winner of the YaleSeries of Younger Poets Award, the Iowa Poetry Prize and recipient of twoNEA FellowshipsElaine Heveron has an amazing ability to discover treasures in theordinary-a passing encounter with a stranger, a bit of casual conversation,small coincidences. Her poems trace the powerful infl uences of the pastin the present and the weight of personal experience. Light and dark, theserious and the playful are part of her vision-observant, compassionate,deeply engaged in our humanity.Gladys Swan, author of Carnival for the Gods, winner of the Tate Prize forPoetry and the Lawrence Foundation Award for FictionElaine Heverons poetry is intimate. A painful recollection of thewedding dance she did not dance. The scent of a friend on an unexpectedgift. The joy of a loving encounter with a long lost friend. Her poems pullme deep into the moment she is exploring, as she unwraps it until I fi ndsomething of my own life in hers. As Mystie the cat sidles her way frompoem to poem, I see every cat I ever knew. And that is a good thing.Mark Hare, Rochester Democrat and ChronicleIn Elaine Heverons poems epiphanies are revealed through an awarenessof the ongoing, everyday life we all lead, but too few of us truly see in theway she manages to. Through her keen observation, and even keeneremotional connections, we too can cut through the clutter of our ownlives,while reading these poems, to glimpse, along with her, those rare fl ashesof recogni
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