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Poetry. "Joanne Clarkson's THE FATES is a relentlessly engaging
collection; you'll be hooked from the start. 'Anything can be spun:
mare's tail, thistle, / free will. My task is dust / and the sticky milk
of love,' she writes, assuming the guise of one of her three presiding
goddesses. Like them, she spins, measures, and cuts—birth, life, and
death—with language as her vital thread. Whether exploring her personal
history or the stories of widows coping with grief, at almost every turn
Clarkson draws from her broad experience as a hospice nurse. These
poems display a deep compassion; their wisdom has been earned; and
always they guide us toward finding ways 'to beat back blues / and
yellows, every bruise, and just release / into the terrible need to
live.'" —Richard Foerster
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