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Pupa
By Catherine Graham
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Losing one's parents is a growth experience many people can relate to. Catherine Graham's collection of poems, Pupa — fittingly named after the chrysalis stage of an insect — intimately explores this loss, employing metaphor and rhythm evocatively. Like all memorable poets, Graham imbues daily events with transcendent relevance.
The Cutting Reason
I go back to the island,
see the house, no longer home,
breathe the sea, to breathe the sea.
Walking the streets, Belfast on Orange
Eve. The two of you, sipping tea. Bewley's.
Pane of glass, the glass between —
and when my skinned heart finally stops
beating and beating, a lambeg drum,
I know, having walked away,
the cutting reason why I came.
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Poetry ·
Canada $11.95 · US $9.95 · UK £5.95 ·
Trade paperback
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1-894663-55-1
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88 pages
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5" x 8"
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Insomniac Press
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