The Brevity of Red

by Jill MacLean

The Brevity of Red is the product of long reflection on loss: of a daughter, a sister, parents; and of familial stories. These intelligent, vivid, carefully crafted poems honour the dead, yet they avoid easy answers. Although they affirm the power of love and are centred in the personal, their tendency is centrifugal.

Dramatic monologues in the voices of Hannah, Isaac, Job or a Mohenjo-daro carver of seals are reinforced by meditations...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 092183392X
• ISBN13: 9780921833925
• Release Date: October 2003
• Publisher: Signature Editions
• Length: 112 Pages
• Weight: 0.38 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.7" x 8.4"