this may be the year
poetry by Carole Giangrande
The latest collection from award-winning poet Carol Giangrande explores time, grief, rebirth, and recalibration through the lens of the pastoral. In this “birdmind” view of love, loss and belonging, Giangrande captures the uneasy interplay between the human world and the natural world.
REVIEWS:
“Carole Giangrande’s This May Be The Year is an astonishing kaleidoscope of birds and ghosts, memories and metaphors — unflinching in its exploration of a world where “death/ [is] as common as birdsong” and “darkness may have rubbed ashes/into us.” This collection holds reverence in “nanosecond glimpses” of hope — in birds, spring, violets, bees, grass — the entire earth: this “holy place/where we come/to the world’s edge/for blessing.” Giangrande pinpoints moments in familial and global history, making space for awe as well as witness, with “tenuous evidence/of wonder” in every line and breathtaking image.”
— Kate Marshall Flaherty, author of Titch and Digging
“In This May Be The Year, Carole Giangrande confronts our current mood of discomfort with clarity and compassion, and a sensitive eye for compelling details. The opening poem, “Spring Unsettled,” sets the tone: “So you reflect, knowing with vague unease/that life’s a puzzle, nothing you can change./ The only certitude is spring, and that for now, you’re safe.” While Giangrande celebrates the natural world which offers much-needed joy and comfort, she also captures the growing undercurrent of fear running through our lives. This is a timely book by a fine poet who offers us welcome companionship on our own reflective journey in an increasingly alarming world.”
— Eva Tihanyi is the author of nine poetry collections, most recently Circle Tour.
Book Launch: October 15th at the Supermarket Cafe, 268 Augusta Ave, at 6:30 pm ET.
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