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  • Dear October: Poems

  • By: Mary Morris
  • Narrated by: Leigh Lemons
  • Length: 1 hr and 6 mins
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The poems of Dear October chronicle the evolution of the natural world and a daughter caring for her mother during the last year of her life. Months of the final year act as the scaffolding for the collection as they reflect on the 12 moons. The spirit of home, family, and mother-daughter relationship intertwine with the diversity of culture and ecology in Northern New Mexico.

Dear October is a gathering of poems on the intimacy of caring for a dying parent at home, while being acutely aware of the progression of time and the natural world. The poems were often the way the author prepared for loss - written through events, memory, landscape, myth, and dreams. The writing regards a childhood in Oklahoma, but mostly celebrates the diverse landscape and cultures of New Mexico.
©2020 Mary Morris (P)2021 Texas Review Press
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