The evocative title of this collection gradually takes on beautifully layered meanings. A "ribbon" of time runs from the arrival of William in the New World in 1635 to the Civil War and on to the present day, when the author herself is a grandmother teaching her granddaughter the rituals she learned as a child. The poems abound in striking detail-treasured artifacts and daily chores and even popular dances. Lives enacted in the dramatic monologues...
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