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| Louisiana Dawn: Poems of a Grafted Life offers a glimpse at the wonders of nature and New Orleans from the perspective of a "new" New Orleanian, via modern American poetic forms and Haiku. In Book 1: Gumbolaya, author Lisa Pertillar Brevard "stretches out" both form and content to paint broader images of African-American culture, beginning with the Mississippi Delta; centering on New Orleans; and extending to touch upon African-American experiences in other parts of the United States. The ancient Japanese art of Haiku poetry condenses emotions and themes into three short lines, observing a 5-7-5 syllabic structure. Using a blues-tinged approach of "taking the bitter with the sweet," in Book 2: Corner Café, Brevard makes haiku a fitting vehicle for translating and projecting the transient experience of "passers by/passing through" one of the world's most intriguing cities. Louisiana Dawn: Poems of a Grafted Life explores natural themes...uniquely examining the miniscule in a city known the world over for its grandeur; honoring bits and pieces that flavor New Orleans; and recognizing jazz and blues themes found and expressed in the larger world of everyday life, love and loss. ISBN 0-9749499-0-6 Mail Order Form (Adobe .pdf) -- Adobe Acrobat Reader required Order by Credit Card (Barnes&Noble.com) |
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| Blues Yellow guitar say: When life gives you lemons make Funky lemonade |
| Gecko Little lime-light legs Wary morsel for winged Flashing in the brush |