"These direct and open-hearted poems speak with humor and insight of one woman's life in the American West
This memoir is Blew's behind-the-scenes account of pursuing a career at a time when a woman's place in the world was supposed to have limits
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The Sea Once Swallowed Me: A Memoir of Love, Solitude, and the Limits of Language Wave Writer Publications "These direct and open-hearted poemsIn this bold and lyrical debut, Sondra weaves personal narrative with philosophical themes, crafting a story about love, solitude, and the unsayable urges that run beneath our lives. Sleeping in the woods outside a medieval city in Spain, Sondra ponders her decision to abandon a more ordinary life. "I am here to decipher nature," she writes. "But as the stone glints back, I know this is a lie. Humans can decipher nothing but their own small lives."