Armstrong, Karen
If We Could Fly
- ISBN 13:
- 9781760411084
- author:
- Armstrong, Karen
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Ginninderra Press
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2016
- Pages:
- 80
- Dimensions:
- 13 x 0.5 x 19.8 centimetres (0.1
- Genre:
- Poetry, General, ,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 5 working days
Description
Karen Armstrong's first collection of poetry explores the complex emotions that arise when facing mortality. This poignant work maps the final journey of a friend who is dying of cancer, capturing the warmth of unselfish love and the fragility of being mortal. Through images of feathers and flight, Armstrong conveys the tangled emotions of defiance, confusion, anger, black humour, and acquiescence that come with confronting one's imminent death. The poems build slowly, without sentimentality, through past memories and present moments towards the inexorable moment of parting when the future must be faced alone. This collection will strike a chord with anyone who has experienced loss, offering a powerful and moving portrayal of the human experience.
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