Poetry. "With wisdom and dazzling variety, Ruth Handel tells the story of a public mother who served in World War I as a Yeoman (Female) in the U.S. Navy. Aptly titled TUGBOAT WARRIOR, the shapes and structures of these poems marry perfectly with their content: the unique life and early death of an emotionally unreliable mother/role model, culminating in Handel's lovely 'One True Sentence, ' passing the story to her son:: 'He listened quietly, / said, / you must miss her, Mother.' Ruth Handel's collection is both as unique ...
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Poetry. "With wisdom and dazzling variety, Ruth Handel tells the story of a public mother who served in World War I as a Yeoman (Female) in the U.S. Navy. Aptly titled TUGBOAT WARRIOR, the shapes and structures of these poems marry perfectly with their content: the unique life and early death of an emotionally unreliable mother/role model, culminating in Handel's lovely 'One True Sentence, ' passing the story to her son:: 'He listened quietly, / said, / you must miss her, Mother.' Ruth Handel's collection is both as unique and as recognizable as the story that engendered it."--Estha Weiner
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