The Habit of Fire.The Habit of Fire Judith McCombs The Word Works PO Box 42164, Washington, DC 20015 0915380579 $10.00 The Habit of Fire: Poems Selected & New is a collection of original poetry that recognizes the changing aspects of life itself, from the shifting soil of the earth that distorts survey measurements long after the surveyor's demise to the transition of cat ready to pounce into an indolent indolent /in·do·lent/ (in´dah-lint) 1. causing little pain. 2. slow growing. in·do·lent adj. 1. Disinclined to exert oneself; habitually lazy. 2. feline feline of, or pertaining to, members of the family Felidae. See also cat. feline agranulocytosis see feline panleukopenia (below). feline actinic dermatitis see solar dermatitis. chewing grass. Many poems are drawn from daily life; some reflect on the grander design, others are drawn into fascinating minutiae mi·nu·ti·a n. pl. mi·nu·ti·ae A small or trivial detail: "the minutiae of experimental and mathematical procedure" Frederick Turner. , still others offer a twist of wry humor. The free verse free verse, term loosely used for rhymed or unrhymed verse made free of conventional and traditional limitations and restrictions in regard to metrical structure. Cadence, especially that of common speech, is often substituted for regular metrical pattern. draws in the reader with its readily flowing narrative, in this captivating cap·ti·vate tr.v. cap·ti·vat·ed, cap·ti·vat·ing, cap·ti·vates 1. To attract and hold by charm, beauty, or excellence. See Synonyms at charm. 2. Archaic To capture. and wide-ranging anthology. "The Observers": The glacier disappoints you: / it resembles (you observe, / through binoculars) not snow / but rather, soiled underwear. // How right you are, / I agree. / Strange, / how your underwear, discarded / (I later observe) / does not resemble / a glacier at all. |
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