Date of Review:

02/25/2009

Published Work:

PACKING LIGHT: NEW AND SELECTED POEMS

Reviewer:

Charlotte Pence

Source:

http://www.public-republic.net

Review Excerpt:

"Marilyn Kallet, author of 14 books, opens her anticipated selected poems with "Jonah on Oprah," a dramatic monologue that epitomizes how through wit, rhythm, and imaginative metaphors, her poems arrive at insight: "I've lived through gut-wrenching / remorse, been swallowed up by it. // Now I understand i can't run from my problems." As this poem indicates, Packing Light: New and Selected Poems (Black Widow Press, 2009), is simply impressive, not only in its range, but in its craft..."

Link to Full Review:

Packing LIght: New and Selected Poems by Marilyn Kallet