World Enough and Time: New and Selected Poems - Couverture souple

Dittberner-Jax, Norita

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1947237543 ISBN 13 : 9781947237544

Editeur : Nodin Press, 2023

Synopsis

The current volume offers a retrospective look at Norita Dittberner-Jax's long career as a poet. The themes and images vary, as have the phases of her personal life, though the underlying continuum of family and community connections sustains the flow. Individual poems often strive to establish a coherent shape, a balance, a beauty, in the midst of challenging and sometimes dreadful experiences, including her beloved husband's last years with ALS and her own diagnosis of cancer. Several recent poems offer naked descriptions of the unexpected sanctity of quotidian events, of dealing with solitude and finding the blessing within seemingly vacant hours and days. From first to last, the poet writes of the comfort and beauty of the natural world, describing the rich life she's lived, her love of art, childhood memories, time spent in the classroom and traveling abroad, and the liveliness of the city. Wistfulness, joy, outrage, and desperation: it's all here, flowing with the lyrical pulse of a ancient Psalm.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Norita Dittberner-Jax was born and raised in the Frogtown neighborhood of Saint Paul, the sixth of seven children. She was educated in parochial schools and graduated from the (then) College of Saint Catherine. She started writing when her children were young, just as the Twin Cities area was becoming a center for creative writing with the emergence of the Loft. She taught English in the public schools of Saint Paul, and creative writing for the Writers-in-the Schools Program and at the Perpich Center for the Arts. Her second marriage, to Eugene Jax, brought international travel and a great interest in art. In retirement from teaching, she returned to academic life, earning an MFA in poetry from Hamline University. Norita is one of the poetry editors for Red Bird Chapbooks.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Nodin Press
• Date d'édition: 2023
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1947237543
• ISBN 13: 9781947237544
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 210
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