Wrong, Poems by Laurie Blauner
In the poems of Wrong, Laurie Blauner immerses the reader in the here and now, the moment-by-moment experience of living in the world: “Intention is a lonely leaf/that happens and happens.” Few poets are better than Blauner at isolating the minutest aspect of existence and finding the largest significances there.
Sample Poems by Laurie Blauner
“While many poets have chronicled devastating loss, Laurie Blauner’s newest collection may risk more in confronting grief’s most ubiquitous form—a sudden awakening to the decay of love. Too often, love is throwing ‘an impossible kite into the perfect sky’; it’s ‘trying to pass these plates off as real china.’ After the crash of the breakage we’re all left wondering what went wrong. Honest and emotive, Blauner draws on a deft sense of image and juxtaposition to examine each jagged shard, to trace each crack back to its unsettling source. This familiar experience brings with it new lessons in human fragility and perseverance. Wrong is a collection with heart—being put back together.”—Timothy Green, Editor, Rattle
Previous Praise for Laurie Blauner
“An utterly unforgettable experience.”—Midwest Book Review
“All This Could Be Yours is a collection to own and read often. Many of the details and metaphors are so carefully and startling crafted, the reader will want to look back and consider them from a variety of angles. Blauner’s ability to effortlessly fuse a fantasy world with our every day world shows us that the two are inextricably linked, that our human and dream-like desires have more in common than we let on. This collection will speak to all physical senses, as well as tap into the connection between our physical selves and a spiritual world....A collection dedicated to what language can offer...”—Elizabeth McDonnell, Pebble Lake Review
Laurie Blauner is the author of five previous books of poetry. Her first three were published by Owl Creek Press and her fourth by Orchises Press. Her most recent book, All This Could Be Yours, was published by Cherry Grove Collections in 2006. Her poetry has appeared in American Poetry Review, Poetry, Poetry Northwest, Georgia Review, The Nation, The New Republic, and Field among many other magazines. She has received several Seattle Arts Commission, King County, and 4Culture grants as well as an NEA grant in poetry. She is also the author of two novels, both published by Black Heron Press. Her most recent novel is Infinite Kindness, which was published in 2007. She has received an Artist Trust grant in fiction and her short stories have appeared in the Wisconsin Review, Mississippi Review, and Talking River Review among others. She lives in Seattle, Washington.
ISBN: 978-1934999264, 84 pages, $18.00