The Canopy
Poems by Sandra Marchetti
Sandra Marchetti’s The Canopy is a modern eclogue concerned
with the juxtaposition of psychological space with the weather, and weathering,
that accompanies the changing of the seasons, especially winter. Even
amid the quiet strength of that season, she claims ‘This is why I go
out, / I think; it is something to recover from.’ Via language that’s
simultaneously distilled and oh-so-lush, Marchetti gives us a world in
which we might ‘rub our eyes until / we’ve made owls / of each other,’
a world where, inured to it — resolved — strength becomes ‘our
object, // the thing we must / impress ourselves upon.’
— Erin M. Bertram, Contest Judge
Sandra Marchetti is an emerging poet to watch, a poet of patience and concentration who attends the natural world and the art we make of it. The Canopy is brimming with landscapes we inhabit for a meaningful moment before that glimpse and tickle of the surroundings necessarily change with the inevitable momentum of time. The poems here are deft, guided by the line, propelled by word choices. The Canopy remains surprising and satisfying from beginning to end. Sandra Marchetti’s collection is simultaneously lush and centered, indeed ‘like a marathon nightlight.’”
— Anna Leahy, author of The Constituents of Matter
The Canopy by Sandra Marchetti
MWC Press
Publication Date: February 15, 2012
Price: $8.00
Paperback
ISBN 978-0-983411-62-8
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