Aalfs, Janet E.
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REACH is Janet E. Aalfs' new book of poetry, an elegant and moving exploration of the common and complex qualities of nature, humanity, family, and se
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lf, with meditations on voice and loneliness. In her search for connection, Aalfs focuses on the elements of transformation using images that move between air, fire, earth, and water. "There is nothing more / simple than this: his palms // turned away, not toward the rain," she writes in one poem about her father. The poems in REACH do not shy away from pain, and yet their magic is that they leave the reader feeling hopeful and strong.
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