Joy Street
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| Rating | : | 4.77 (663 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0692237550 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 46 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-05-16 |
| Language | : | English |
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"Joy" according to Roy Snell. To say that I enjoyed "Joy Street" doesn't begin to do this little gem of a book justice. Its effect on me was deeper and more complex than that word suggests. That my younger brother was gay may explain, in part, its emotional impact on me. The joy of reading these poems is their compact brevity. The author manages to convey astoundingly complex images and feelings with a minimum of words.. Poetry that Draws You into a Magical Space I love a poem with just the right words to draw me into an experience that then becomes shared.The poems in Joy Street share a little slice of life that might have slipped by unnoticed.. Laura Foley has single-handedly restored my love for poetry with this book Salena Migeot Laura Foley has single-handedly restored my love for poetry with this book. I love poetry, yet rarely have taken the time to read much of it for many years. Joy street exemplifies all that is beautiful about poetry - simplicity, wonder, unique ways of looking at common things and universal ways of looking at uniqueness, the beauty of nature that always surrounds us, the range of human emotions and experience, and so much more. My partner and I s
Starting with intimations of desire in childhood, these poems travel through ordinary domestic scenes to the blessing of a maturity in which the narrator, still embracing desire and wild promise, thrives in the midst of life’s darker gifts. Each poem in this radiantly plainspoken collection offers subtle and penetrating observations that swell to a rich tapestry of ordinary life, beheld from a stance of grace and buoyancy. This collection is truly a joy to read. It puts to shame those of us who walk through our days with “the din of loneliness,” i