Intimate Reflections by Marie G. Fochios
$17.99
With a sharp eye for detail and unerring instinct for the right word, Marie Fochios crafts poems that surprise, delight, and instruct. Rooted in Greek mythology while reveling in popular culture, these concise poems continually unmask a vulnerable contemporary self. Intimate Reflections reveals a poet at the height of her powers.
–Rita D. Jacobs, Ph.D., Professor Emerita of English, Montclair State University; author of The Way In: Journal Writing for Self-Discovery and Tommy: The Musical; A Day in the Life of America.
Marie Fochios begins her gorgeous collection, Intimate Reflections, with “Memoir,” a searing haibun that includes this line: “The past belongs to me/alone.” But one of the extraordinary things about these poems is that Fochios allows us into her past with lyric nuggets of wisdom, grace, and beauty. With her economy of language, use of Greek mythology, and her full and deeply lived life, she gives voice to her joy and rage. The stunning “Paradise Theatre, 1936” will make you gulp for air by the end. Her poems span almost a century, and with that, we have a front-row seat to Joe DiMaggio and so much more in this dazzling book.
–Sarah Stern, author of We Have Been Lucky in the Midst of Misfortune, But Today Is Different, and Another Word for Love.
A book full of gems that sparkle and pierce. You feel the poet’s presence and energy on every page. I kept thinking of people I want to send this book to. And I’ll never think the same way about Emily Dickinson, Edward Hopper, or Joe DiMaggio!
–Charlie Varon, award-winning playwright, performer, and director
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Intimate Reflections
by Marie G. Fochios
Paper
List: $17.99
979-8-88838-428-2
2024
Intimate Reflections is an enticing glimpse into the long life of Marie Fochios, now 98. These poems capture her passion for her Greek heritage, her zest for adventure, and her capacity to perceive the beauty and wisdom in the ordinary. They reflect a highly individualized, candid voice and an assertive spirit that cannot be ignored.
Marie Georges Fochios was born in Pennsylvania in 1925 and moved to New York City with her Greek immigrant family during the Depression of 1929. With the advantage of free tuition, Marie graduated from Hunter College in 1946. Her love of learning continued to thrive for many semesters of graduate studies at Columbia University while she raised a family and worked as a fourth grade teacher at PS 24 in the Bronx for many decades. Engaged with and inspired by English Romantic poets, (Keats, Shelley, and Byron, among others), she would write poems for her own pleasure over the years. Recently, at the urging of mentors, she published a poem in Passagers, resurrected some of her older works, wrote and revised more recent works and is now presenting her first collection of reflections from her long and fruitful life.
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