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A second whisper
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- Book Synopsis
- A Second Whisper by Lynne Hjelmgaard is a thoughtful and sensitive collection of poems that reflect the changing identities of a woman: in motherhood, in widowhood, in friendship and grief. There are elegies to the loss of her mentor and partner, the poet Dannie Abse in 2014 which are a tribute to their deep friendship. There are also poems to her late husband who died in 2006 and for their children and for relationships from the author's past in New York City and Denmark. The poems are both elegiac and celebratory, they move and change tone as the author travels to the past and negotiates through the geography of grief and feelings of displacement in London and finally, opens to her new life in the present.
- About The Author
- A former art and early childhood teacher, weaver and sailor, Lynne Hjelmgaard, who was born in New York City, has been writing poetry for more than twenty-five years. When her husband, who was Danish, passed away in Copenhagen in 2006, Lynne returned to the countries they had lived in together, including Paris and Rome where she was in residence at the Danish Academy and wrote the poems that later appeared in 'The Ring'. In 2008 she met the poet Dannie Abse. She travelled with him to poetry events, also reading her poems with him. He became her mentor and partner until his death in 2014. She is the author of five poetry collections including 'A Boat Called Annalise' and 'A Second Whisper'.
- Product Details
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- ISBN
- 9781781725542
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Seren, (30 September 2019)
- Number of Pages
- 72
- Weight
- 100 grams
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 198 x 217 x 7 mm
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