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Reading these poems is like handling some lovely hand-made, carefully-wrought artefact from an age when craftsmanship and elegance still remained sovereign virtues. Karen Kelsay eschews cheap gimcrack-trendy modernisms and postmodernisms, and instead evokes a more organically traditional aesthetic and praxis. It is refreshing to read poetry that, far from urgently straining for effect and ersatz novelty, quietly and touchingly speaks to more durable human virtues. Yet within this exquisitely traditional poetic vision, Ms. Kelsay addresses concerns that are as relevant today as they ever were, and she does this from her own unique perspective, and in her own authentic voice. This is poetry that enriches the reader: and thank goodness such poetry is still being written!

• Paul Christian Stevens, Editor of The Chimaera Literary Miscellany and The Flea Broadsheets

Product Details

PublisherFortunate Childe Publications Published June 23, 2011 Language English Pages45 Binding Perfect-bound Paper back Interior Ink Black & white Weight 0.25 lbs. Dimensions (inches) 6 wide x 9 tall