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Our Lady of the Ruins: Poems by Traci Brimhall
5.0
An absolutely stunning book of poetry. An achievement. A book full of writing that will probably go on to be poorly emulated by other writers.
Using the language of myth and fantastical imagery, Brimhall creates spiritual and apocalyptic landscapes that evoke a sense of timeless yearning and struggle. Here, wonder and horror turn out to be sisters. The images she conjures are terrible in the best sense; they refuse to leave. I cannot recommend this collection enough. The poem, "To My Unborn Daughter," is worth the price of admission alone. I will follow Brimhall to the end of this darkened, doomed earth.
Using the language of myth and fantastical imagery, Brimhall creates spiritual and apocalyptic landscapes that evoke a sense of timeless yearning and struggle. Here, wonder and horror turn out to be sisters. The images she conjures are terrible in the best sense; they refuse to leave. I cannot recommend this collection enough. The poem, "To My Unborn Daughter," is worth the price of admission alone. I will follow Brimhall to the end of this darkened, doomed earth.