Self-Portrait in the Dark
2008
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3.43
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64
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The dark attunes our eyes to detail the light can sometimes conceal; similarly, Colette Bryce's new poems are "slant tellings" that reveal strange and true reflections. Using a wide range of imaginative strategies, Bryce examines the ways in which time is held, space enclosed—and a life framed and given a face in a broken mirror, a spider trapped under a glass, or a stolen kiss in a car-wash. Bryce's two previous prize-winning collections were widely admired for their marvelously seductive music and their speed of thought; Self-Portrait in the Dark widens and deepens the poet's scope, and is her most emotionally compelling collection to date.
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