Skylight: Poems
By Carol MuskePoetry from a writer celebrated as one of the most distinctive voices of her generation
Among the thirty-five poems in Skylight are sonnets, sestinas, and free verse forms on topics ranging from politics to architecture and science. In one volume, Muske-Dukes, National Book Award finalist and former Poet Laureate of California, incorporates multitudes, unified by her lyrical style and rapier-sharp observations. The sonnet “Fireflies” explores a strained relationship that is healed, for one moment, in a nighttime walk lit by the pulsing signals of firefly life. “The Funeral” confronts the stark playground atmosphere in the wake of a child’s funeral. In the melancholy and unforgettable title poem, an “apartment in the sky” in New York City spins before the reader’s eyes.
Book details
- Paperback
- 74 pages
- English
- 0385170874
- 9780385170871
About Carol Muske
carol muske-dukes (born in st. paul, minnesota, in 1945) is an american poet, novelist, essayist, critic, and professor, and the former poet laureate of ca Read More about Carol Muske
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