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SLICE OF MOON
Kim
Dower’s first collection, Air Kissing on Mars was
published by Red Hen Press in 2010 and appeared on the
Poetry Foundation’s Contemporary Best Sellers list. The
Los Angeles Times described it as, “sensual and
evocative lyrical snapshots of life’s bittersweet
moments, seamlessly combining humor and heartache.”
In her second collection, Slice of Moon, Kim
Dower retains her whimsical style while reaching deeper
inside what it means to be human -- writing of love,
longing, motherhood, vulnerability, death -- with the
same humor and accessibility of her earlier work, but
with greater lyrical intensity, irony, poignancy. The
collection is a rainbow rope of entwined emotional
fibers, each one a different expression: funny, sad,
angry, loving, strong, fearful, sexy, and Kim Dower
weaves these colors beautifully to create Slice of Moon,
a book that resonates with honesty and the complexities
of life.
Losing
ones mother in Bloomingdales, the pleasures of corned
beef, the power of bottled water, fear of freeways, hot
springs, boob jobs, secrets in hotel rooms, dolphins
sleeping with one eye open, wolves in garter belts, the
strange lights next door, the people in the health food
store who don’t look healthy; Slice of Moon is
simultaneously funny and profound, universal and
personal, and examines a life well-lived. Drenched in
vivid imagery, sparkling with surprise, each poem
reminds us that our lives are filled with desire and
mystery.
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