Under the Influence of Lilacs

by Deborah Gordon Cooper

Overview

This collection includes thirty new poems as well as selections from each of the author's four previously published works. Predominant themes include surviving grief, finding consolation in the natural world, the ripple effect of kindness, and our shared humanity across the globe. Ellie Schoenfeld says that Cooper's poetry carries the reader "through suffering and grace and redemption and humor" to help us remember "what it is to be human in this world."

Product Details

BN ID:	2940016104478
Publisher:	Clover Valley Press, LLC
Publication date:	12/16/2012
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	120
File size:	982 KB

About the Author

Deborah Gordon Cooper, 2012-2014 Poet Laureate of Duluth, Minnesota, describes the crafting of poetry as a contemplative practice, an act that opens us to insights and connections that might otherwise go unnoticed. Cooper has used poetry extensively in her work as a hospice chaplain. She co-edited the anthology: "Beloved on the Earth: 150 Poems of Grief and Gratitude" (Holy Cow! Press, 2009), and she frequently teaches writing classes for those who are grieving the loss of a loved one. She also conducts workshops on the interfacing of poetry and spirituality, and has mentored inmates at the St. Louis County Jail. Deborah is the author of four previous collections of poems, most recently "Between the Ceiling & the Moon," published by Finishing Line Press as part of its New Women’s Voices Series.

Editorial Reviews

Many of the poems in her [Cooper's] new collection address the loss of loved ones, her parents and brother…. Yet even these poems are not unrelievedly sad. It would be wrong to leave the impression that Deb Cooper is all sadness and seriousness. She's also very playful, in person and on the page…. Cooper's new collection is the kind you want to pass around. It's a book that welcomes readers and offers solace, hope, companionship, and hard-won wisdom--and the scent of lilacs.

mnartists.org - Connie Wanek