Oddly Beautiful (American Poetry Series)
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| Rating | : | 4.19 (929 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0898232856 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 82 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-05-24 |
| Language | : | English |
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. About the Author Madelyne Camrud has lived all but nine months of her life in North Dakota. She taught in the English department before taking a position at the North Dakota Museum of Art, where she served as director of Audience Development. Two of her poems were chosen to air on Garrison Keillor's "Writers Almanac." In the spring of 2005, North Dakota Poet Laureate Larry Woiwode named Camrud an Associate Poet Laureate of North Dakota. Camrud's poems have appeared in numerous journals, includin
James Mckenzie said Two Tender Arcs. One seldom encounters a book of poetry where every poem stands solidly alone on its own merits, yet one reads the book through in a single sitting; but such is the pull of the two narratives these 5Two Tender Arcs One seldom encounters a book of poetry where every poem stands solidly alone on its own merits, yet one reads the book through in a single sitting; but such is the pull of the two narratives these 53 poems tell (the arc of a many-decades love/marriage, framed in the arc of an Alzheimer's diagnosis, journey of suffering through death, and beyond) that I was not able to set Camrud's book aside. There is not a hint of sentimentality in either of these intertwined arcs, neither about remembered, tender love and eros, nor about the cruel indignities of the disease. And all of it is fine, gifted poetry that is at the same time accessi. poems tell (the arc of a many-decades love/marriage, framed in the arc of an Alzheimer's diagnosis, journey of suffering through death, and beyond) that I was not able to set Camrud's book aside. There is not a hint of sentimentality in either of these intertwined arcs, neither about remembered, tender love and eros, nor about the cruel indignities of the disease. And all of it is fine, gifted poetry that is at the same time accessi. Disturbingly Beautiful Frozen Pankake I wish Madelyne Camrud’s had not chosen the Oddly Beautiful for the title of this collection. Because then I would have been able to use it for the title of this review and feel a bit clever. “Oddly Beautiful” is the perfect phrase to describe this collection. Camrud uses disturbing and alluring images to paint a picture of the relationship between her and her husband, Ted, as he descends into the frightening forgetfulness of Alzheimer’s. She parallels tender, sensual, and even erotic, anecdotes of her early married life, with the frustrating, painful events of watching Ted’s mind and body turn on h. "Oddly Beautiful" according to Morgan Laite. Oddly Beautiful is a wonderful compilation of poems that express the deepest forms of love and grief. Camrud brings us into her life, makes us experience her happiness and her anguish through her poetry. Mark Vinz says these poems “are about love and the many forms it takes.” These poems portray Camrud’s life in a way that I have never experienced before. She uses love in both its dark and light forms to fashion a world where even the worst of grief is beautiful.She utilizes nature in a way that creates a sense of calm sereneness that lets the poetry flow through you like a river as you read. The poems envelope
She received degrees in visual arts and creative writing from The University of North Dakota. . She taught in the English department before taking a position at the North Dakota Museum of Art, where she served as director of Audience Development. Madelyne Camrud has lived all but nine months of her life i
Inspired by her husband's struggle with Alzheimer's, Madelyne Camrud leads readers through a meditation on love, reflection, loss, and grief. She reveals light in unexpected places, from graffiti-splashed walls to a lone bird perched on a winter branch. Poetry. These images bring hope to dark times, showing us life is oddly beautiful.