math for couples by Adele Graf (English) Paperback Book

Description: math for couples by Adele Graf Youve always presumed theres a Highway 402, but as its nowhere near Toronto you were never sure. No loss. Its not a lifeline like 401 or even 403 - its just four empty lanes over a hundred flat kilometres ... The old roads are still there, but now maintenance is up to the counties. The counties have let the asphalt crumble. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description In math for couples, we re-visit the past to discover our place in the contemporary world. A long-dead father watches his daughter work on her Mac, a woman converses with a photo of her young self. Adele Graf leads us on a journey that is rich and hopeful, evoking powerful nostalgia even if weve never been to the places described. When these poems release us back to our current lives, we feel restored to savour the warmth in a "glad red hat" and the love that arrives "still summer lush." Back Cover In math for couples, we re-visit the past to discover our place in the contemporary world. A long-dead father watches his daughter work on her Mac, a woman converses with a photo of her young self. Adele Graf leads us on a journey that is rich and hopeful, evoking powerful nostalgia even if weve never been to the places described. When a "rusted sign swings," we hear it squeak. Playful and Intimate, these poems release us back to our current lives, where we feel restored. Author Biography Adele Graf grew up outside New York City and immigrated to Canada in 1968. She has worked as a writer and editor, and taught writing in the public and private sectors in Halifax and Ottawa. Her first book of poetry, math for couples, was published by Guernica Editions in 2017 and shortlisted for the Archibald Lampman Award. Her chapbook, Directions to Suffern NY circa 1950, won the Tree Reading Series chapbook prize and was published in 2018. Her second book of poetry, buckled into the sky, was published by Guernica Editions in 2021. She lives in Ottawa with her spouse. Review math for couples is a warm and playful debut collection. You can feel the pleasure Adele Graf takes in the words she juggles and the forms she explores in this very intimate adventure.--Stuart Ross, author of A Sparrow Came Down Resplendent,Adele Grafs poems explore the inner worlds of family, including grandmother, father, mother, husband, childhood self and aging self with an openness and honesty that is stunning, using her pen as both scalpel and microscope. A master of slant rhyme, she is also unafraid to experiment in the far reaches of poetics; and youll never think of popcorn in the same way again.--Mark FrutkinWhether shes revisiting fraught scenes from her past with wry humour or facing them down deadpan, Adele Graf infuses whatever she touches--bric-a-brac, childhood haunts, or stricken relatives--with a vividness that places them stage-centre. Charting a memorable path through several generations of family upheaval and continuance, she evokes her grandmothers New Jersey milliner shop, her fathers tragic early death, and her own journey to late-life plenitude with a sharp eye for the waystations that lead from disillusionment to delight.--Peter Richardson Review Quote Whether shes revisiting fraught scenes from her past with wry humour or facing them down deadpan, Adele Graf infuses whatever she touches--bric-a-brac, childhood haunts, or stricken relatives--with a vividness that places them stage-centre. Charting a memorable path through several generations of family upheaval and continuance, she evokes her grandmothers New Jersey milliner shop, her fathers tragic early death, and her own journey to late-life plenitude with a sharp eye for the waystations that lead from disillusionment to delight. Excerpt from Book I share a cup of tea with my grandmother / whos been dead for forty years -- / she rises as I split the wrap / on my Swee-Touch-Nee tea, / its flat orange box, mustard trim / like the gilt and crimson / tin treasure chest / her tea came in then -- / "The Aristocrat of Teas" Details ISBN1771831952 Author Adele Graf Pages 95 Year 2017 ISBN-10 1771831952 ISBN-13 9781771831956 Format Paperback Language English Series Number 242 Imprint Guernica Editions,Canada Place of Publication Toronto Country of Publication Canada Publication Date 2017-04-01 UK Release Date 2017-04-01 Publisher Guernica Editions,Canada Series Essential Poets series DEWEY 811.6 Audience General AU Release Date 2017-08-07 Illustrations Illustrations We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:136584899;

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