Description
Poetry. Women's Studies. Sparkling musicality, deep emotion and discerning reflection distinguish O' Garden's poems. Here is a fine intelligence at work—and at play—revealing a tonic perspective in a range of poetic expression, including lyric, narrative and her own innovative "fulcrum" forms. Her close observation and sensual delight in language make FULCRUM an experience both grounding and uplifting.
"For many years now, the poet, playwright, and memoirist Irene O'Garden has been a hero to me. I think of her as a walking, writing, beam of light...numberless others will come to know her gifts and, most of all, her captivating talent for wonder and marvel."—Elizabeth Gilbert
"Fulcrum is a stunning assessment of human life on the planet, ...a newer version of The Waste Land...the poems once read will become part of you and help you 'know the knowing that we know.'"—Yuyutsu Sharma
"Somewhere between Wordsworth and Dylan Thomas but soaring on her own wings, Irene O'Garden flies high, taking language to new strata with effortless-appearing dips and ascents which made me gasp."—Laura Shaine Cunningham
"Her technique suggests influences ranging from Donne to Bishop, from Frost to Moore. Soulful and rewarding, these poems remind us that 'We're not made of matter but of mattering.'"—T.R. Hummer
"Beautiful imagery, powerful emotions, simplicity, complexity and thought-provoking subjects—all drawn from relatable life experiences...This is a beautiful collection."—Professor Jane Kinney-Denning of Pace University
Author Bio
Distinguished American poet Irene O'Garden has won or been nominated for prizes in nearly every writing category from stage to e-screen, hardcovers, as well as literary magazines and anthologies. Her critically-acclaimed play, Women on Fire, (Samuel French) played sold- out houses at Off-Broadway's Cherry Lane Theatre and was nominated for a Lucille Lortel Award. O'Garden won a Pushcart Prize for her lyric essay "Glad To Be Human" (Untreed Reads). Harper published her first memoir Fat Girl, and her second, Risking the Rapids: How My Wilderness Journey Healed My Childhood was published by Mango (November 2018). O'Garden's poems and essays have been featured in dozens of literary journals and award-winning anthologies. FULCRUM, published in 2016 by Nirala, is her first poetry collection. Irene is also a Poetry Educator with the Hudson Highlands chapter of the national River Of Words program, connecting children to nature via poetry and art.
Author City: NEW YORK, NY USA