In J.A. Hamilton's poems blood is red, black hearts are black. There is no flinching from things as bad as they can be, especially but not only for women. And yet, this passionate powerful writing radiates affirmation. "This good o, good old world" is livable still in acts of pure verbal magic. "J.A. Hamilton is not a poet content to whisper in your ear or take you on slow walks through pretty fields. She sits you down in her hardest chair, litters tacks on the floor about your naked feet, and holds you there petrified ...
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In J.A. Hamilton's poems blood is red, black hearts are black. There is no flinching from things as bad as they can be, especially but not only for women. And yet, this passionate powerful writing radiates affirmation. "This good o, good old world" is livable still in acts of pure verbal magic. "J.A. Hamilton is not a poet content to whisper in your ear or take you on slow walks through pretty fields. She sits you down in her hardest chair, litters tacks on the floor about your naked feet, and holds you there petrified but alert as she speaks the body's news." - Leon Rooke SHORTLISTED for the 1991 Pat Lowther Memorial Award for best book of poetry written by a woman in the previous year
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Add this copy of Body Rain: Poems to cart. $24.00, very good condition, Sold by Hourglass Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Vancouver, BC, CANADA, published 1991 by Brick Books.
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Very Good+ No Jacket as Issued. Book. Inscribed by Author(s) Inscribed by the author on the half-title page: "I enjoyed reading with you Kate & hope I'll see you soon, Best, J.A. Hamilton"; minor wear; otherwise a solid, clean copy with no marking or underlining; collectible condition.
