Enduring Wonders, Poems by Dory Hudspeth
Dory
Hudspeth's Enduring Wonders takes a hard look at the everyday
world with cold precision and devastating calm, as "Mother Maytag" illuminates:
A maternal appliance
of swish and swirl,
rinse and spin,
she was a washing machine
permanently set ,
on the fierce cycle.
Hudspeth's gift for the striking image pervades these poems, and finds much wonder in the everyday--and much of the everyday in the wondrous.
"These poems celebrate the magic of ordinary things because Hudspeth realizes that most things are extraordinary if one looks closely enough. The result is one of the most beautiful and moving collections of poetry I've ever read. This book is an enduring wonder all its own."--Silas House, author of Clay's Quilt, A Parchment of Leaves, and The Coal Tattoo
"'Prisming words shine' begins the first poem in Dory Hudspeth's new collection, Enduring Wonders. The metaphor aptly describes what follows. The words shine, not for gratuitously clever phrase or figure, but always in service of a clear-eyed view of the world. This is a fine debut by a Kentucky poet."--Joe Survant, Kentucky Poet Laureate, author of Anne and Alpheus, 1842-1882 and Rafting Rise
Dory L. Hudspeth is an herbalist and co-owner of a business writing firm in Kentucky. Her poetry has appeared in a number of publications including Poet Lore, Thema, Wavelength, Potpourri, and Now & Then. She has also published extensively in the fields of fiction, non-fiction, and children's books.
ISBN 1933456531, 88 pages, $17.00
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