Cracking Geodes Open
Poems by Sherry O'Keefe
In Cracking
Geodes Open, Sherry O’Keefe crystallizes moments of experience
and memory gathered or chiseled from relationships. Her finds
range from the mountains and plains of Montana, to the farms and
villages of Ireland, and the streets of Manhattan. With a deft use
of direct narrative and spare lyrical forms, O’Keefe turns over
each stone, examining its weathered face, finding its one true seam. Once
inside, we get a strong sense of place, a feeling of being at home
in the world, among friends. These crystalline poems reminded
me that, ultimately, we are part of a larger, more complex formation
of relationships, a constellation of old and new friends, loves, acquaintances,
and close or distant relations, some of whom we have not yet met.
— Scot Siegel, Untitled Country Review
Cracking Geodes Open is an invitation to Montana — its
people, rivers, street corners, and remote diners. This is poetry of
the place rather than about the place, filled with astute observations
and wisdom undercut with quirky details. Engaging, witty, and wise, this
is a book that lets the world in. It takes the reader by the hand as
confidant, whispering, here, join me.... See what I see....
— Rose Hunter, Editor of YB Journal
Cracking Geodes Open by Sherry O’Keefe
Aldrich Press
Publication Date: August 3, 2012
Price: $14.00
Paperback, 78 pages.
ISBN 978-0615665894
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