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Poetry

If in Darkness

(2010)


If In Darkness (2010) - Sallie Bingham

Sallie Bingham’s third book of poems, ded­i­cated to her mother, is fronted by an image of the Cretan Snake Goddess, the pow­er­ful and mys­te­ri­ous Neolithic god­dess whose mean­ing has never been dis­cov­ered; like­wise, these poems range from sim­ple praise of nat­ural beauty to the painful para­doxes of inti­mate rela­tions. Bingham’s poems offer beauty but no … →

The Hub of the Miracle

(2006)


The Hub of the Miracle (2006) - Sallie Bingham

Sallie Bingham’s poems seek, always, to con­nect. The events of ordi­nary life–walking in the woods around Santa Fe, light­ing a fire in a stove–merge with the crises of matu­rity: death and other losses. Always, the tonic is hope–the hope that springs from a stone, a stream, or a mem­ory of child­hood. These short lyrics pro­vide inspi­ra­tion for all trav­el­ers on … →