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Look Behind You
by Elaine Harootunian Reardon
This title was previously available on NetGalley and is now archived.
Pub Date
Sep 18 2019
| Archive Date
Jan 31 2020
Description
In Elaine Reardon’s book, Look Behind You, there are images of food that string like beacons throughout the book, wonderful foods from two cultures, the speaker’s Armenian grandparents on one side, and her Irish grandmother on the other. In the poem “Refugees from Endearments” the Armenian grandfather “…tended gnarled quince trees, attempted mulberries and silkworms” while her grandmother “simmered okra with lamb on the cookstove.” In another poem, “Nan” her Irish grandmother gives her a tin to use while picking blueberries. Her family also gives her the gifts of myth and story. There is a teller of fortunes with coffee grounds, faeries, a banshee, and Halloween spirits. Readers will find themselves satiated with tastes and smells, and myths and fables gleaned from an American childhood enriched with deep roots in both cultures. Lori Desrosiers
typing with e.e. cummings Sometimes I Hear the Clock Speak Publisher, Naugatuck River Review and Wordpeace.co. "Reardon's poems are elegiac in the unfolding of life in its multitudinous everydayness. Here you find her immigrant parents' pasts expressing themselves in the everyday habits and rituals of "old country" and their assimilation into an American present that both distorts and keeps them alive as well as allowing Reardon to express them in delightful and engaging cadences. Enjoy." Mu Soeng Trust In Mind Heart Sutra
In Elaine Reardon’s book, Look Behind You, there are images of food that string like beacons throughout the book, wonderful foods from two cultures, the speaker’s Armenian grandparents on one side...
Description
In Elaine Reardon’s book, Look Behind You, there are images of food that string like beacons throughout the book, wonderful foods from two cultures, the speaker’s Armenian grandparents on one side, and her Irish grandmother on the other. In the poem “Refugees from Endearments” the Armenian grandfather “…tended gnarled quince trees, attempted mulberries and silkworms” while her grandmother “simmered okra with lamb on the cookstove.” In another poem, “Nan” her Irish grandmother gives her a tin to use while picking blueberries. Her family also gives her the gifts of myth and story. There is a teller of fortunes with coffee grounds, faeries, a banshee, and Halloween spirits. Readers will find themselves satiated with tastes and smells, and myths and fables gleaned from an American childhood enriched with deep roots in both cultures. Lori Desrosiers
typing with e.e. cummings Sometimes I Hear the Clock Speak Publisher, Naugatuck River Review and Wordpeace.co. "Reardon's poems are elegiac in the unfolding of life in its multitudinous everydayness. Here you find her immigrant parents' pasts expressing themselves in the everyday habits and rituals of "old country" and their assimilation into an American present that both distorts and keeps them alive as well as allowing Reardon to express them in delightful and engaging cadences. Enjoy." Mu Soeng Trust In Mind Heart Sutra
A Note From the Publisher
Elaine is a poet and herbalist. Her first chapbook, The Heart is a Nursery For Hope, won first honors from Flutter Press in 2016. Her newest book, Look Behind You, was published by Flutter Press, September 2019. Elaine was awarded the Beal Poetry third-place prize, was shortlisted at the International Hammond House Poetry contest and the Writer’s Digest Poetry Contest in 2018. Most recently Elaine’s poetry has been published by UCLA journal, Naugatuck Review, North Dakota Quarterly, Paddock Review, Automatic Pilot, Henniker Review, and similar journals. Elaine was a feature on Dublin Ireland radio as well, and she was recently nominated for the Push Cart Prize. Elaine lives in a forest in central Massachusetts. Visit her website at www.elainereardon.wordpress.com.
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Elaine is a poet and herbalist. Her first chapbook, The Heart is a Nursery For Hope, won first honors from Flutter Press in 2016. Her newest book, Look Behind You, was published by Flutter Press...
A Note From the Publisher
Elaine is a poet and herbalist. Her first chapbook, The Heart is a Nursery For Hope, won first honors from Flutter Press in 2016. Her newest book, Look Behind You, was published by Flutter Press, September 2019. Elaine was awarded the Beal Poetry third-place prize, was shortlisted at the International Hammond House Poetry contest and the Writer’s Digest Poetry Contest in 2018. Most recently Elaine’s poetry has been published by UCLA journal, Naugatuck Review, North Dakota Quarterly, Paddock Review, Automatic Pilot, Henniker Review, and similar journals. Elaine was a feature on Dublin Ireland radio as well, and she was recently nominated for the Push Cart Prize. Elaine lives in a forest in central Massachusetts. Visit her website at www.elainereardon.wordpress.com.
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Advance Praise
In Elaine Reardon’s book, Look Behind You, there are images of food that string like beacons throughout the book, wonderful foods from two cultures, the speaker’s Armenian grandparents on one side, and her Irish grandmother on the other. In the poem “Refugees from Endearments” the Armenian grandfather “…tended gnarled quince trees, attempted mulberries and silkworms” while her grandmother “simmered okra with lamb on the cookstove.” In another poem, “Nan” her Irish grandmother gives her a tin to use while picking blueberries. Her family also gives her the gifts of myth and story. There is a teller of fortunes with coffee grounds, faeries, a banshee, and Halloween spirits. Readers will find themselves satiated with tastes and smells, and myths and fables gleaned from an American childhood enriched with deep roots in both cultures. Lori Desrosiers Publisher, Naugatuck River Review "Reardon's poems are elegiac in the unfolding of life in its multitudinous everydayness. Here you find her immigrant parents' pasts expressing themselves in the everyday habits and rituals of "old country" and their assimilation into an American present that both distorts and keeps them alive as well as allowing Reardon to express them in delightful and engaging cadences. Enjoy." Mu Soeng Previous chapbook, The Heart is a Nursery for Hope, won an award for being the best seller of 2016 from Flutter Press.
In Elaine Reardon’s book, Look Behind You, there are images of food that string like beacons throughout the book, wonderful foods from two cultures, the speaker’s Armenian grandparents on one side...
Advance Praise
In Elaine Reardon’s book, Look Behind You, there are images of food that string like beacons throughout the book, wonderful foods from two cultures, the speaker’s Armenian grandparents on one side, and her Irish grandmother on the other. In the poem “Refugees from Endearments” the Armenian grandfather “…tended gnarled quince trees, attempted mulberries and silkworms” while her grandmother “simmered okra with lamb on the cookstove.” In another poem, “Nan” her Irish grandmother gives her a tin to use while picking blueberries. Her family also gives her the gifts of myth and story. There is a teller of fortunes with coffee grounds, faeries, a banshee, and Halloween spirits. Readers will find themselves satiated with tastes and smells, and myths and fables gleaned from an American childhood enriched with deep roots in both cultures. Lori Desrosiers Publisher, Naugatuck River Review "Reardon's poems are elegiac in the unfolding of life in its multitudinous everydayness. Here you find her immigrant parents' pasts expressing themselves in the everyday habits and rituals of "old country" and their assimilation into an American present that both distorts and keeps them alive as well as allowing Reardon to express them in delightful and engaging cadences. Enjoy." Mu Soeng Previous chapbook, The Heart is a Nursery for Hope, won an award for being the best seller of 2016 from Flutter Press.
Marketing Plan
Readings set up, couple blog tours, available on Lulu.com and Amazon, and several local bookshops & galleries.
Readings set up, couple blog tours, available on Lulu.com and Amazon, and several local bookshops & galleries.
Available Editions
| EDITION |
Paperback |
| ISBN |
9780359924325 |
| PRICE |
$10.00 (USD)
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Additional Information
Available Editions
| EDITION |
Paperback |
| ISBN |
9780359924325 |
| PRICE |
$10.00 (USD)
|
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