Widow's Crayon Box: Poems by Molly Peacock

Widow's Crayon Box: Poems

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Widow's Crayon Box: Poems by Molly Peacock

W. W. Norton & Company

Widow's Crayon Box: Poems

$26.99
Sale price  $26.99 Regular price 
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After her husband's death, Molly Peacock realized she was not living the received idea of a widow's mauve existence but instead was experiencing life in all colors. These gorgeous poems--joyful, furious, mournful, bewildered, sexy, devastated, whimsical and above all, moving--composed in sonnet sequences and in open forms, designed in four movements (After, Before, When, and Afterglow)--illuminate both the role of the caregiver and the crystalline emotions one can experience after the death of a cherished partner. With her characteristic virtuosity, her fearless willingness to confront even the most difficult emotions, and always with buoyancy and zest, Peacock charts widowhood in the twenty-first century.

From "Touched: "
After you died, I felt you next to me,
and over months you entered gradually
into that lake and disappeared. Not gone,
but so internalized you're not next to me.

Book Details
Publisher:
W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN:
9781324079439
Binding:
Hardcover
Pages:
112
Authors:
Molly Peacock
Published Date:
2024-11-05
Language:
English
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About Molly Peacock

Born in Buffalo, New York, Molly Peacock is the author of numerous collections, among them Cornucopia: New and Selected Poems (W.W. Norton, 2002) and The Second Blush (W.W. Norton, 2008). Her memoir Paradise, Piece by Piece (Riverhead, 1998) recounts her decision not to have children, and Alphabetique (McClelland & Stewart, 2014) is a collection of fictions. She helped create the Poetry in Motion program, which placed verse in New York City subways and buses, and twice served as president of the Poetry Society of America. She lives in Toronto.

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