To Rig the Sails
Subtitle: poems by Judith S. Greer
Publisher: Vantage Press
Published: June 2001
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 220
ISBN-13: 9780533125784
Subjects: American - General; Poetry
Notes: Editor's:  

Versatile in subject matter and style, Judith S. Greer, whose surname in French means 'To Rig the Sails,' tacks masterfully to catch each changing wind of mood.  Many of these poems deal with uncertain love affairs, as in "The Only Face He Misses, " or the conclusion of an affair, treated humorously in "Leaving So Soon?"  But they can be dealt with thoughtfully, as in "Marry?"  "A face imprinted in my hands" lyrically celebrates a blissful relationship.  Both "Hope for a Miracle Blues" and "Walkin' in Circles" are highly evocative examples of their genres.  Here is a full volume of verse that is original, vivid, and spare, as well as highly imaginative.
Table of contents: class: section
title: Billowing  (1995,1996); class: section
title: Mainstay Leanings  (1994,1995); class: section
title: Dusk Red Sky  (1994); class: section
title: Leeward  (1993,1994); class: section
title: Discoveries  (1991-1993); class: section
title: The Three Hats of the Tootfish  (1990,1991); class: section
title: Happy Days in Baraboo  (1987-1990); class: section
title: Becalmed  (1985-1987); class: section
title: To Rig the Sails  (1978-1984); class: section
title: Confused by an Image (Juvenilia, Ages 5-17)