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Poetry. "Almost Too Much both tactfully and relentlessly interrogates our human experience in these dehumanizing times. There's not a sliver of false hope in these pages, but reading them, we catch glimpses of the paradox of our lives, that "The sound of geese /overhead, their thin cries clear /as night through the ceilings and roof / of the house, is either the saddest /sound [we] will ever know / or one of great lifting joy." Barbara Murphy's quietly brilliant poems move us readers toward usable truth."—David Huddle Author of Glory River and Blacksnake at the Family Reunion
"Murphy's lyrical narratives, lively and exact, speak of braveries and hesitations, fugitive beauties and stations of calm. A lifetime of truths take the reader through first games of hide and seek, the boys so far away/lost in their secret places/there was no way/they'd ever get home in time; first loves and second marriages where desire is more of a casual friend./It will not/always be there breathless and flushed; loving children and step-children with different needs in different time zones. These poems should be read aloud for their honesty and musicality. They do the heart good. Almost Too Much is a stunning debut."—Dzvinia Orlowsky Author of Silvertone and A Handful of Bees
"Deeply intimate, each line a breath. In flashes of brilliance against a landscape of existential dread, these poems flare up and stare down this given world until it surrenders its grace."—Nancy Mitchell Author of The Near Surround and Grief Hut
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About the Author
Barbara Murphy's work has appeared in several literary journals including New England Review, Green Mountains Review, The Threepenny Review, and Michigan Quarterly Review. She was nominated for a Pushcart Prize and is the recipient of a Vermont Council on the Arts fellowship. Murphy has worked as president of Johnson State College in Vermont since 2001 and has been recognized for her leadership roles in higher education. She lives and works in northern Vermont with her husband Tom Garrett.
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Paperback. Condition: Near Fine. First Paperback edition. Signed by the author and inscribed to a previous owner on the title page. Octavo, 9" tall, 57 pages, stiff illustrated wraps. A near fine, clean, neat soft cover with little shelf wear, gently read, binding tight, paper white. Seller Inventory # 55241
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No binding. Condition: Very Good. Author: Barbara E Murphy Number Of Pages: 57 Publisher: Cervena Barva Press Release Date: 15-05-2015 EAN: 9780986111136 Package Dimensions: 9.0 x 6.0 x 0.4 inches Item Note: Signed by the author. Item Condition: CollectibleVeryGood ISBN-13: 9780986111136 ISBN-10: 0986111139. Seller Inventory # O0-SXDD-55F5