One Kid, A Telling - Rifkah, Eve

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Résumé :
Writing so visceral that the reader's fingers itch for color, mouth spits, knows crawling inside, feet dodge sticky floor rattle and scuttle, and eyes watch green shoots grow taller, open, scenting the room like something wild, something wonderful. Exceptional window into the world of a precocious child who struggles to find hope in spite of a crazy ma, steel-eyed grandma, and a father who dangles moments of beauty within the kid's grasp only to snatch them away again. Jayne Garrett The poems in Eve Rifkah's One Kid, a Telling offer a compelling look at childhood through the long lens of time and mature wisdom. The pieces in this understated but powerful collection capture the tiny, ordinary tragedies of one family's life, along with moments of grace that glow like sunshine breaking through the clouds. Charles Coe - author, Memento Mori Rifkah has created a fierce and unflinching collection of poetry. This is gut punch work. The language seems to be simple, but its sneaky and unexpected. I have always loved her work, but holy hell, this work is outstanding. It will take your breath away. David Macpherson - author of Gin and Tonics Across Worcester, Not a Day For Miracles,

Biographie:
Eve Rifkah grew up in Dorchester, MA when the scent of chocolate filled the air on cloudy days. Although Rifkah never spent time in foster care as did her Aunt Corinne, portrayed in Scar Tissue; she often wished she could be adopted. At 19 Rifkah dropped out of college to have a child and a brief marriage. At 50 she married again and continued her formal education to earn a MFA from Vermont College of Fine Arts. After a lifetime of blue collar jobs this entitled her to work as an adjunct professor until teaching positions vanished. She now calls herself retired as it sounds better then unemployed. Rifkah loves history and doing research hence, her first book Outcasts the Penikese Leper Hospital 1905-1921 (Little Pear Press, 2010) documents the lives and times of a barely known leper colony off the coast of Massachusetts. Her second book Dear Suzanne (WordTech Communications, 2010), is on the life of model and artist Suzanne Valadon, 1865-1938. Eve Rifkah was co-founder of Poetry Oasis, Inc. (1998-2012), a non-profit poetry association dedicated to education and promoting local poets. She was founder, editor and chief cook and bottle-washer of the literary magazine DINER (2001-2007). Rifkah is also a quilt maker and fabric artist. She lives in Worcester, MA with her husband and cat.

Sommaire:
Writing so visceral that the reader's fingers itch for color, mouth spits, knows crawling inside, feet dodge sticky floor rattle and scuttle, and eyes watch green shoots grow taller, open, scenting the room like something wild, something wonderful. Exceptional window into the world of a precocious child who struggles to find hope in spite of a crazy ma, steel-eyed grandma, and a father who dangles moments of beauty within the kid's grasp only to snatch them away again. Jayne Garrett The poems in Eve Rifkah's One Kid, a Telling offer a compelling look at childhood through the long lens of time and mature wisdom. The pieces in this understated but powerful collection capture the tiny, ordinary tragedies of one family's life, along with moments of grace that glow like sunshine breaking through the clouds. Charles Coe - author, Memento Mori Rifkah has created a fierce and unflinching collection of poetry. This is gut punch work. The language seems to be simple, but its sneaky and unexpected. I have always loved her work, but holy hell, this work is outstanding. It will take your breath away. David Macpherson - author of Gin and Tonics Across Worcester, Not a Day For Miracles,...