The Rented Violin

Literature & Fiction

Whalley, Karen

Poetry

Ausable Press

<p>The first book by a poet who finds the numinous in ordinary things. At first glance the poems seem simple lyrics of domestic life, but they also take us deeply into the spiritual realm. Whalley shows us how beautiful and valuable are the parts of our lives we tend to overlook.</p>

<p>Poetry. Karen Whalley's second book takes up the question of identity in the face of isolation and loss. At its core are twin wounds--the death of a father and the end of a marriage--and the struggle to define oneself in the ensuing absences. "Somewhere there is always light / To cast the world into shadows," she writes in the moving poem "Dusk." And yet this collection teems with lucid observations of vitality and life--from the frail perfections of a butterfly's wings to the grace of an elk in traffic. Whalley's collection bravely questions the nature of self, and finds answers in unexpected places.</p>

My Own Name Seems Strange to Me

Off the Grid Press

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The Rented Violin

The Rented Violin

My Own Name Seems Strange to Me