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The Human Lineby Ellen Bass
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:Ellen Bass's fifth collection, The Human Line, startles with its beauty, depth, and range. Her poems carry us through the longing and uncertainty, the joy and grief of the human condition, surprising again and again with their intimate images and stunning metaphors. While Bass can delight us with life's endearing absurdities, she also takes on many of the crucial moral dilemmas of our times. Even when facing global issues, her touch is deft, her voice is sure and precise. Offering homage to each transient moment, she reminds us to treasure the small, the plain, the surprising — all the experiences of life that lash us to The Human Line. Review:"Ellen Bass's frighteningly personal poems about sex, love, birth, motherhood and aging are kept from mere confession by the graces of wit, an observant eye, an empathetic heart, and just the right image deployed at just the right time. The Human Line is full of real stunners." Billy Collins Review:"Ever since her first book, I have admired the tough, urgent, and wildly human poems of Ellen Bass. The Human Line deepens my regard for her necessary and indelible voice." Thomas Lux Review:"There are some lovely poems in The Human Line, poems that live up to the splendid title, with all that it implies of our continuity in grief and joy. There are poems that cut deep into our sense of self and of primal relationships." Carolyn Kizer Review:"Ellen Bass is such a trustworthy guide — awake to the certainty of death, to the irreconcilable losses, and to the daily imperfect reprieve of love. These are poems of quiet joy and true comfort. I read the book to the end, and then started, from the beginning, again." Marie Howe Synopsis:"Poetry,"writes best-selling author Ellen Bass, "is the way I pay attention, appreciate, give praise, struggle, grieve, rage, and pray. It's the way I embody my love for the world." The Human Line,Bass'seventh book of poems, startles with its precise detail, intimate images, and wild metaphors. Bass brings attention to life's endearing absurdities, and many of the poems flash with a keen sense of humor. She also faces many of the crucial moral dilemmas of our time-genetic engineering, environmental issues, continuous war, heterosexism-and grounds her vision in the small, private workings of the heart. . . . When I get home, Ellen Bassis co-author of the million-selling book Courage to HealShe lives and teaches in Santa Cruz, California. About the AuthorEllen Bass is co-author of the million-seller Courage to Heal. She edited one of the first anthologies of female poets, No More Masks!, and is author of several collections of poetry and nonfiction. Bass teaches creative writing across the United States. What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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