5/15/2023 0 Comments Bright dead things limon![]() Building on the legacies of forebears such as Frank O’Hara, Sharon Olds and Mark Doty, Limón’s work is consistently generous, accessible, and ‘effortlessly lyrical’ ( New York Times) – though every observed moment feels complexly thought, felt and lived. In these extraordinary poems Ada Limón’s heart becomes a ‘huge beating genius machine’ striving to embrace and understand the fullness of the present moment. Limn’s poems are like fires: charring the page, but leaving a smoke that remains past the close of the book.The Millions Bright Dead Things examines the chaos that is life, the dangerous thrill of living in a world you know you have to leave one day, and the search to find something that is ultimately disorderly, and marvelous, and ours. I’m thankful for this collection, for its wisdom and generosity, for its insistence on holding tight to beauty even as we face disintegration and destruction.’ Celeste Ng, author of Everything I Never Told YouĪ book of bravado and introspection, of feminist swagger and harrowing loss, Bright Dead Things considers how we build our identities out of place and human contact – tracing in intimate detail the ways the speaker’s sense of self both shifts and perseveres as she moves from New York City to rural Kentucky, loses a dear parent, ages past the capriciousness of youth and falls in love. Reading Bright Dead Things is a pleasure, not because the book in its weaving from discomfort to near-comfort is easy, but because by the end, we can believe. ‘ Bright Dead Things buoyed me in this dismal year. ![]()
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