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Overview"(CarolSmallwood's) greatest strengths lie in her own original content, and in that respect, A Matter of Selection soars not only as a follow-up to her past collections, but also as an independent entry into the modern poetic landscape. Be it the personal touches inside the profound, ""The Universe,"" the sensory allusions of ""A Chemo Visit,"" the domestic snapshots shaping ""The Sewing Box,"" or the startling social commentary beneath the short and simple ""Examples,"" Smallwood ensures that just about every piece is surprising, unique, and resonant. As such, A Matter of Selection is a tour-de-force illustration of the potentials of poetry. --Jordan Blum, founder, editor-in-chief, The Bookends Review" Full Product DetailsAuthor: Carol SmallwoodPublisher: Poetic Matrix Press Imprint: Poetic Matrix Press Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 0.70cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.186kg ISBN: 9780998146980ISBN 10: 0998146986 Pages: 97 Publication Date: 05 March 2018 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsReviewsCarol Smallwood's poems harken back to evolution and she explores the complexities of the mind, at times with surrealism, and all her work is both modern and poetry of depth and excellence. - Mary Barnet, founder & editor-in-chief, PoetryMagazine.com Carol Smallwood's unabashed use of classical poetry forms for modern topics in her books makes her one of the boldest poets in poetry, even in literature, right now. - Evan Mantyk, president, The Society of Classical Poets Formal and free verse poems flow seamlessly together, integrated into collections that magnify the specifics of our world yet then pan out to connect the parts to the larger whole. - Cristina Deptula, Synchronized Chaos Magazine Broken in four individually distinctive yet also cumulatively linked parts, A Matter of Selection further revealsSmallwood as a masterful poet whose empathy, imagination, and philosophical ponderings make just about every selection--however lengthy and constructed--visually, emotionally, and/or intellectually stimulating. - Jordan Blum, founder/editor-in-chief, The Bookends Review A Matter of Selection is also a 'curation, ' true to the word's grounding in the Latin word for care: in her curation of moments, objects, insights, words, and images, Carol Smallwood's care--keen and humane--is palpable on the page. - Rebecca Resinski, editorial board, Heron Tree; professor of Classics, Hendrix College Carol's sure grasp of detail, from the minute to the galactic, coupled with her flair with types and layers of verse, invite the reader to say Yes, yes! I cannot imagine one could read her poems without feeling as if the air and light have somehow changed. - Julie Damerell, editor, Miller's Pond Author InformationCarol Smallwood's over five dozen books includes: Women on Poetry: Writing, Revising, Publishing and Teaching, noted on Poets & Writers Magazine list of Best Books for Writers. Recent anthologies include: Writing After Retirement: Tips by Successful Retired Writers (Rowman & Littlefield, 2014); Bringing the Arts into the Library: An Outreach Handbook (American Library Association, 2014); Library Partnerships with Writers and Poets: Case Studies (McFarland, 2017). Carol has founded and supports humane societies. She's received multiple Pushcart Prize nominations. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |