Poetry. Native American Studies. Born and raised on the Flathead Reservation in Montana, Greene's poetry recalls memories of love won and lost, and memories of what the senses have experienced. Jennifer K. Greene's WHAT I KEEP is an extraordinary debut: a unified verse collection distinguished by its technical prowess, clean lines, steady vision, and smart heart. The love poems make me ache. What I keep is returning to this wonderful world of a book--its voice so clear and compelling that even the stars listen and hear ...
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Poetry. Native American Studies. Born and raised on the Flathead Reservation in Montana, Greene's poetry recalls memories of love won and lost, and memories of what the senses have experienced. Jennifer K. Greene's WHAT I KEEP is an extraordinary debut: a unified verse collection distinguished by its technical prowess, clean lines, steady vision, and smart heart. The love poems make me ache. What I keep is returning to this wonderful world of a book--its voice so clear and compelling that even the stars listen and hear every word. --Jim Simmerman, author of Kingdom Come. Why don't you love me like your picture?/ Smiling and smiling./ Captured on black and white/ I carry your picture/ smiling and smiling./ Your little face is in my wallet/ smelling one dollar bills/ smelling shiny gray credit cards/ looking at grocery store receipts,/ rubbing up against pens/ without caps and unused Kleenex./ Why can't you love me/ like your picture/ that's always with me/ smelling my purse with/ minty foil gum wrappers?... (A Picture). Th
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