Thompson, Dorothy Perry, ed. Out of the rough: women's poems of survival and celebration.Novello Festival Press (310 North Tryon St., Charlotte, NC 28202). 111p. illus, c2001. 0-9708972-0-0. $13.95. SA This collection of poems seems most suited for an urban female audience. Written by members of a community project for women and supplemented by the poetry of established writers in the Charlotte, North Carolina “Charlotte” redirects here. For other uses, see Charlotte (disambiguation). Charlotte is the largest city in the state of North Carolina and the 20th largest city in the United States. , area, these poems sing of the recovery and survival of women, often minorities, in a celebration of the generational traditions and timelessness time·less adj. 1. Independent of time; eternal. 2. Unaffected by time; ageless. See Synonyms at ageless. 3. Archaic Untimely or premature. of womanhood wom·an·hood n. 1. The state or time of being a woman. 2. The composite of qualities thought to be appropriate to or representative of women. 3. . They are well written, varied and augmented by appealing and appropriate line sketches to make an interesting volume. Perhaps "Legacy" best sums up the universal role of women as portrayed in these works: "We have labored to bear the children of all men/ and felt the caress of all lovers/down the length of our bodies./We have watched our sons/ go off to war/and given our daughters' lives to others./We know well our primitive powers...." This familiar stamina Stamina Staying power, endurance. Mentioned in: Tai Chi is traced through generations and heritage and is also seen in other works where it outlasts abuse, illness, romance and barrenness Barrenness Bashfulness (See TIMIDITY.) Andermatt, Christiane takes series of baths hoping to cure childlessness. [Fr. Lit.: Mont-Oriol, Magill I, 618–620] Barren Ground . More than simple survival, however, in the end these works glorify the triumph over these tribulations. "In the mean time, I am not dieting,/ not saving time, not sparing any expense/that seems to promise smiling or excitement./ In the mean time I am calling long-distance/ and drinking wine and making love and listening to brass bands...." This collection is filled with a rare combination of strength and joy, an endowment from these artists and women, a celebration of the world and all that is in it. James Beschta, English Teacher, Quabbin Reg. H.S., Barre Barre (bă`rē), city (1990 pop. 9,482), Washington co., central Vt., SE of Montpelier; settled late 18th cent., inc. 1894. Granite quarrying, which began in the region in the early 19th cent., is still important. , MA |
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