There’s a trajectory to life expressed in the collection: from a semi-rural childhood home in Northern California to New York City to the poet’s adopted rural environs of Kentucky. The poem prefers the musculature of horses over manes braided with flowers: Right out of the gate, the collection’s first poem “How to Triumph like a Girl” argues for the unbridled expression of the human spirit. The poem expresses regret but also resistance to a life of passivity. The phrase “bright dead things” comes from the collection’s poem “I Remember the Carrots.” Limón writes: “When I was a kid, I was excited about carrots, / their spidery neon tops in the garden’s plot.” The child, wanting to possess this beauty, rips out the immature crop and is scolded by her father. If a mere book of poetry can invite the reader into the kitchen for coffee and a story, Limón’s new collection Bright Dead Things does just that.īright Dead Things explores the duality of joy and suffering. While some theories of poetry argue for silencing the “I” of authorship, Ada Limón’s brand of poetry is personal and emotionally honest. ISBN: 978-1571314710In life’s trajectory from childhood story hour to adult happy hour, good storytellers are in demand.
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