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"Blurring lines between reality and imagination, between what is and what is not, Fargnoli s poems challenge the reader to ponder, question, and settle into the quiet unrest of unknowns. . . . Fargnoli s world is complicated, beautiful, moving, and impenetrable. Her poems are the rain. We are the clouds." --Lori A. May,Poets' Quarterly"In her third book of poetry, Patricia Fargnoli confronts the recesses of heavy sadnesses with a crystallized lyricism and a sensual voice, deciphering the alternate worlds between nature and human, body and spirit. . . . From seemingly ordinary acts like walking the dog, watching the garbage man, observing the blue rain, or listening to a mockingbird, Fargnoli draws from quiet yet organic moments metaphysical questions of being to better understand -- as well as accept -- the time and space she approaches. . . . As compared to Fargnoli's previous two volumes, this work experiments more daringly with disrupted poetic space and non-sequential narratives. . . . (L)ike all effective artists, her writing is simultaneously a catharsis and a means to assess and communicate the frightening as well as the inspiring." --Cerise Press"Technically, in this collection Fargnoli reaches beyond what she has done before. For example, the entire second section is comprised of one long poem in 15 parts. Fargnoli also invents a new form in 'Lullaby for the Woman Who Walks into the Sea,' a stunning poem recently featured on Poetry Daily. . . . The repetitions capture the relentless, endless motion of the sea and create a chant-like, pounding music.We also find a greater freedom and flexibility in line lengths, in the use of indentations, and in the shaping of poems. We find less reliance on the left margin, a greater willingness to spread out and use the full page. (In order to accommodate the poems with long lines, Tupelo used a wider format for the book.) These technical flourishes underscore the sense of motion." --Diane Lockward, Blogalicious--Reviews"Technically, in this collection Fargnoli reaches beyond what she has done before. For example, the entire second section is comprised of one long poem in 15 parts. Fargnoli also invents a new form in Lullaby for the Woman Who Walks into the Sea, a stunning poem recently featured on <link> Poetry Daily. . . . The repetitions capture the relentless, endless motion of the sea and create a chant-like, pounding music.We also find a greater freedom and flexibility in line lengths, in the use of indentations, and in the shaping of poems. We find less reliance on the left margin, a greater willingness to spread out and use the full page. (In order to accommodate the poems with long lines, Tupelo used a wider format for the book.) These technical flourishes underscore the sense of motion." --Diane Lockward, Blogalicious"Blurring lines between reality and imagination, between what is and what is not, Fargnoli s poems challenge the reader to ponder, question, and settle into the quiet unrest of unknowns. . . . Fargnoli s world is complicated, beautiful, moving, and impenetrable. Her poems are the rain. We are the clouds." --Lori A. May,Poet's Quarterly