Smith blue

Camille T. Dungy, 1972-

Book - 2011

"In Smith Blue, Camille T. Dungy offers a survival guide for the modern heart as she takes on twenty-first-century questions of love, loss, and nature. From a myriad of lenses, these poems examine the human capability for perseverance in the wake of heartbreak; the loss of beloved heroes and landscapes; and our determination in the face of everyday struggles. Dungy explores the dual nature of our presence on the planet, juxtaposing the devastation caused by human habitation with our own vulnerability to the capricious whims of our environment. In doing so, she reveals with fury."--Publisher's description.

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Genres
poetry
Poetry
Published
Carbondale : Crab Orchard Review : Southern Illinois University Press ©2011.
Language
English
Main Author
Camille T. Dungy, 1972- (-)
Item Description
Poems.
"Open competition award"--Page 4 of cover.
Physical Description
x, 73 pages ; 23 cm
ISBN
9780809330317
9780809386338
  • After opening the New York Times I wonder how to write a poem about love
  • Daisy cutter
  • A massive dying off
  • Emergency plan
  • Association copy
  • On ice
  • Flight
  • The blue
  • The way we carry on
  • Prayer for P ...
  • Since everyone can never be safe
  • Arthritis is one thing, the hurting another
  • It is
  • Ease
  • Something about grandfathers
  • That's a state I'll never go back to
  • Her mother sings warning of the new world
  • On the rocks
  • Five for truth
  • The little building in which I find the ancient cloister store-room of St. Severin, which is going to disappear
  • Before her heart, a mechanical aperture, closed
  • Post modified food
  • How she keeps faith
  • Out of the darkness
  • My lover who lives far
  • Maybe Tuesday will be my good news day.