Title: A real voice
Review: Talvikki Ansel's "Jetty" displays a prosodic mastery of the natural world that I have encountered in very few poets in the past few years.This thin little volume is a treasure trove of gems that make "mother earth" come alive in her banality and majesty: "The Tree List" is an example of what Ansel can do at her best, and that's something. "Tree of the snow-white villa/tree of the blackbird/of ox blood/of corn popped over a fire/tree of warm boulders/of sleep in the sun.."I would encourage more fans of poetry to take a good look at this. James Dickey made the right choice nominating this collection for an award.
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