All These Little Remonstrations by Aurore Sibley
$14.99
“Poet Aurore Sibley is capable of bringing the lamb out of the fire, of casting shadows out of ghosts, of constructing a miracle, and she does so beautifully in her collection All These Little Remonstrations. These poetic protests, in their most delicate artistry, are the words of a prophet inviting us to join her in a forgotten optimism. Sibley’s keen imagery of things unfelt guides our imaginations through grief with an artistry of language. And it’s her artistry that makes the reader unable to resist resting on the sand of her voice, not unlike the mysterious pygmy whale in her “Stranger from Another World.” A much-needed call for beauty, this collection sings with refulgence!”
–Candice Balish Kelsey
“Nature plays a large role in Sibley’s collection, however not in a way normally expected in poetry. Walks on the beach, fires in California, and butterflies bring back memories of family and love lost and longed-for. Sibley draws from her childhood and relationships, acknowledging the difficulties while retaining the good things that have shaped who she is today. Her own longing for connection appears in several poems, especially in “The Orionids”, which begins with these exquisitely-written opening lines:
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I would like to know what it’s like, to fall into your arms,
I imagine it would feel like a blanket of grass, like the sun
warming skin, like moonlight kissing eyelids,
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I recommend this collection for its variety, imagery and powerful writing.
–Arthur Turfa, poet Saluda Reflections, Finishing Line Press, ©2018
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All These Little Remonstrations
by Aurore Sibley
$14.99, paper
978-1-64662-683-0
2021
Aurore Sibley is an author, educator and musician living in California. Her poetry and prose have been included in The Molotov Cocktail Award Anthology, The Sixty-Four Best Poets of 2019 by Black Mountain Press, and Midwestern Gothic, among numerous other online and print publications. Her poetry chapbook, ‘The Heart is Not a Pump’ was published in 2017 by Finishing Line Press, while “All These Little Remonstrations” is her second short collection. Aurore also released an album of original music called ‘Book of Song’ in July 2020. Samples of her writing and music can be found at https://www.auroresibley.com
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