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    612-822-4611

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Emerge

Emerge

Marais, Francesca

Hardcover

General Poetry

ISBN10: 0578759373
ISBN13: 9780578759371
Publisher: Lulu Pr
Published: Sep 17 2020
Pages: 34
Weight: 0.45
Height: 0.25 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
From the crushing comfort of the womb-dark ocean, the poems in Francesca Marais' Emerge rise to the surface and breathe deeply. Blood surges through my body, / Refusing to gently creep into the shores / Of my heart's quiet, she says. Untangling the tentacles of family and romance and imagination, the poet carries the reader along on a journey toward self-love and acceptance. Her advice to us? Cherish then savour / The salt of the pain, / Lick your fingers dry. Salt of tears, of stinging wounds, of breaking waves-to know the self requires all of these. There is ache here, but also nourishment. Emerge shows us how to stop holding our breath; how to see our own reflection in the ocean's blue eyes.

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