In Don't Look Back , Dabney Stuart recalls central people and emotions from his past and integrates them into a search for personal wholeness in the present. He honors a network of family members, calling up the richness of their lives and making room for them in his. There is his aloof and coldly majestic grandmother, a salty, aged grandfather, variations on a dream girl, and images of a mother, wives, father, sons, and an elusive brother. Undergirding these poems is an implied chronology of psychological growth: from ...
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In Don't Look Back , Dabney Stuart recalls central people and emotions from his past and integrates them into a search for personal wholeness in the present. He honors a network of family members, calling up the richness of their lives and making room for them in his. There is his aloof and coldly majestic grandmother, a salty, aged grandfather, variations on a dream girl, and images of a mother, wives, father, sons, and an elusive brother. Undergirding these poems is an implied chronology of psychological growth: from floating prenatal consciousness, through adolescent jealousy and repression, to adult acceptance and grief. Although the autobiographical aspect of Stuart's poems anchors them in a drama of generations, it also serves as a springboard into thoughtful and profound searchings. In the five-part poem, "The Birds," the poet ponders the flow of events in life and the intangible forces that influence that flow. The birds of the title represent, and are somehow intimate with, these forces. Although not inclined to divulge them, the birds have answers to human question about pain, loss and regeneration. In such a time, in April, you could almost imagine a child standing under the pines, shadowed. He could lift his hand to them and open it, releasing among their needles an affable light, a flying instant which might nest in them, a birthday covenant of impossible flight The poems in Don't Look Back are ambitious, complex meditation rendered with grace and clarity.
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Good. SIGNED, inscribed & dated by author with a personal hand-written note laid-in! Light / moderate edgewear; several small dark liquid stains on front cover; otherwise nice. Ships the same or next business day with Free Tracking! We fully guarantee to ship the exact same item as listed and work hard to maintain our excellent customer service.
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Book. Memoirs / Personal Reflections. Quality Hardback: hard cover edition in Very Good condition, some slight wear to edges, as normal for age of book; and in a Good Dust Jacket with some egdewear and slight chipping. Overall good / nice copy of this scarce title. Excellent reading on the subject. A good book to enjoy and keep on hand for yourself, or would make a GREAT GIFT for the fan / reader in your life. Reading is one of the great pleasures in life. Please send us a note if you have any questions. Thank you.
