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Reviewed on February 1, 2020 | Arts & Humanities
In her first new collection in 17 years, Forché (Blue Hour), who received an Academy of American Poets Fellowship for distinguished poetic achievement in 2013, transports readers to faraway cities and islands and former and current war zones. Many poems exhibit an ethereal quality despite being grounded in the physicality of objects: "On the nativity tree, a tiny lute, a French horn and painted egg." De...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
