Various Lies by Elizabeth McMunn-Tetangco

$14.99

 

In Various Lies, Elizabeth McMunn-Tetangco evokes an eerie and earthly whole truth from detail: smoke, fire, thin fabric, red, pain, secrets, a wrist, water, dust, dark, boats, a hand, a child, ash, a scar, a bird; a fine lace of language. The line breaks, out/rush, sudden in/take of breath in these poems. The leave-taking of things and people. Small and powerful with brevity and intimate observation; an intense involvement with the life of things-and the remnants when death has passed over. The truth is a membrane away, a place few dare to release the lies to and let themselves experience; a place the poet allows herself to inhabit; not just visit. It is a brave place, producing the intricate poetry that straddles light and dark at once giving us the privilege of our human, poetic lives. As she finishes one poem, which tells us who she is: “but/the charm is in my pocket, dark and hard.”

–Meg Withers

 

 

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Various Lies

by Elizabeth McMunn-Tetangco

$14.99, paper

Elizabeth McMunn-Tetangco lives in California’s Central Valley with her husband and son. She co-edits One Sentence Poems, an online journal of short poetry, and also works as a librarian. In addition to writing and reading, she enjoys running with her dog, kayaking, and exploring as much of the world as she possibly can. Her poems have appeared in a number of different publications, and she is grateful to Finishing Line Press for giving them a home.

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