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Triolet
Sandra McPherson, “Triolet” from The Year of Our Birth (New York: The Ecco Press, 1978). Copyright © 1978 by Sandra McPherson. Reprinted with the permission of the author.
Source: Poetry (July 1973).
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Biography
Sandra McPherson weaves vivid images culled from nature into what Contemporary Women Poets contributor David Young characterizes as "rich, complex, and deeply satisfying poems." In collections that include the National Book Award-nominated The Year of Our Birth, 1988's At the Grave of Hazel Hall, and 1996's Edge Effect: Trails and Portrayals, McPherson has increasingly honed her unsentimental, insightful verse, imbuing it with . . .
Poems by Sandra McPherson
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SUBJECT Marriage & Companionship, Love, Death, Living, Relationships, Realistic & Complicated
Poetic Terms Rhymed Stanza, Refrain
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