Flow Blue

by Sarah Kennedy

Poetry. FLOW BLUE by Sarah Kennedy was one of the winners of the Elixir Press Second Annual Poetry Awards. David Wojohn had this to say about it: "Sarah Kennedy's FLOW BLUE reminds us of the urgency... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0970934254
• ISBN13: 9780970934253
• Release Date: January 2002
• Publisher: Elixir Press
• Length: 85 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.

Customer Reviews

New American Gothic

As a reader of poetry, I am struck not only by how well Flow Blue's poems weave themselves together, but how the poems themselves flow one into the next, weaving a dense tapestry of images and stories.As a reader of fiction, I am struck by just how well these poems narrate the persona's journey from confused adolescence through to womanhood, reflecting back on childhood in a way that is both exotic and familiar. Reading each poem compels the reader to move forward into the next, building a life story in moments.The persona herself embodies American womanhood in a way that echoes films like Smooth Talk and the end of Lolita, but without arrogance or malice. As she runs [or was she taken] from her strict parent's house at the behest of her sister and into her sister's husband's arms, she turns from a manipulated child to a mother and a woman who carves another life from her own.I would recommend this book to lovers of poetry, I also think Flow Blue would make a great choice for someone who doesn't think or doesn't know s/he likes poetry. The constructions are strong, and the images are vivid without stretching the mind to grasp them, and the story sets up a strong narrative with accessible language that allows the reader to see the polarity between American beauty and American darkness.