The bright house
By: Ben Greer
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Texas Review Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Huntsville, Tex
Language: eng
Number of pages: 61
ISBN-13: 9781933896618
Subjects: Poetry
Description: The Bright House opens with memories of the time Greer lived with George and Susan Garrett at their home in York Harbor, Maine. These poems say as much about Greer's love for Garrett as they do about George Garrett himself. Though Greer is a Southerner born and raised in South Carolina, the ambiance of this collection is the mind of a boy, trying to make sense of his troubled childhood and tormented parents. However, other poems address diverse and mature subjects, such as an evening spent with Richard Eberhart, the last quip of Conrad Aiken on his deathbed, and a question tossed at Bernard Malamud regarding the nature of God. In addition, there are public poems, exploring issues of war, poverty, and the continuing blight of AIDS.
Table of contents: title: I. The bright house. In memoriam: George Garrett; title: The bright house; title: Quilt; title: The mackerel fishers; title: The infinite page; title: Eulogy; title: II. Birds in the chimney.  Maelstrom; title: Nothing left behind; title: Mario Chipita in Zambia; title: Hero; title: A warning; title: Fugitive; title: Cups; title: Practice at Fort Jackson; title: Solace; title: Farewell to Professor James Dickey; title: Writers; title: Slavery in 2009; title: No sense of place; title: Carnage; title: Drinking with the devil; title: Peregrinations; title: III. My father's garden. Dress rehearsal; title: Defeat; title: Migration; title: My father's garden; title: Ace in my shoe; title: The unseen; title: Recognition; title: The silver plate; title: Restoril; title: Night baseball; title: The other way; title: A childhood diagnosis; title: IV. Wedding anniversary. Druid; title: Shaking; title: Remains; title: August chair; title: My yellow keys; title: First Easter egg hunt; title: The good time; title: Separation; title: Lover in Guatemala; title: Spring is not a tiger; title: My little celebration.