Title: THE SPIRIT LIFE OF BIRDS
Author: Maia
Publisher: Adder's Tongue Press, Ventura, CA, www.askewpoetry.org
Price: $15.00 USD
ISBN 978-0-9856138-08
Maia and the folks at Adder's Tongue have released a powerful testament to the
relationship between a couple and the profound pain of separation. Maia first
met Charlie in 1979 and two years later began a bond that lasted physically
until Chalie's passing in 2005 and continues, emotionally and spiritually,
today. In THE SPIRIT LIFE OF BIRDS , Maia allows the
reader to glimpse her love, loss, and longing in a way that is poignant and
sensual at the same time.
Her imagery is taken from
the natural world and the music they shared, especially the Portuguese mornas
and fado of Brazil and Cape Verde. Every plant and bird, every note and song is
a reminder for her. She has presented them with such control and impact as to
make Charlie, and her own grief, familiar to anyone who reads these
poems.
This is not to say that it is
all wailing and hair tearing. Maia also shows the profound gratitude for being
able to share this world with the one she was meant for. She does this with a
grace and softness that is the perfect counterpoint to her loss. One cannot read
these works without being touched, saddened, and uplifted all at once.
Congratulations to both Maia and Adders' Tongue on a beautiful book.
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