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    Alley-side Pickup: 10am - 7pm

    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
    612-822-4611

Open Daily: 10am - 10pm | Alley-side Pickup: 10am - 7pm
3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
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The Marvelous Real

The Marvelous Real

Barry, Tess

Paperback

Series: The Birdy Poetry Prize

General Poetry

ISBN10: 1956578846
ISBN13: 9781956578843
Publisher: Meadowlark Press
Published: Dec 20 2025
Pages: 100
Weight: 0.41
Height: 0.21 Width: 7.00 Depth: 10.00
Language: English
In The Marvelous Real, Tess Barry illuminates the ordinary to reveal the extraordinary mystery and majesty of life, love, death, family, and the ghostly world beyond. With precise, vivid language, Barry renders a reality that is always more than meets the eye, always shifting and deepening our perception of the known and unknown. Barry invites readers into a lyrical world of joy, wonder, loss, humor, and human connection. The Marvelous Real is a journey in sound, rhythm, and imagery-from a mother as Walden Pond, to déjà vu in Old San Juan, to a childhood game of old church lady bank robbers, a work from Picasso's Blue Period, and a brother's hands. These poems illustrate the power of language to embody and transcend human experience. Barry's debut is indeed a marvelous real.

Finalist, 2025 Birdy Poetry Prize by Meadowlark Press

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