INVITES YOU
to THE LAUNCH
of
Bone Fire
by Susan Millar DuMars
Date: Monday 18th April
Time: 8pm
Venue: Dock 1, upstairs
Time: 8pm
Venue: Dock 1, upstairs
Publisher: Salmon Poetry
Bone Fire
The
bones are the bones of the poet – integral to the landscape of her body. The
bones are the spines of trees, the bone white of the moon. They belong to the
hawk, the blackbird, the lion and the deer. They are, too, the bones of the
dead and discarded, the martyred and maimed and the simply inconvenient. They
are the bones of the forgotten, who have not forgotten us...
The fire is love and
lust – a lover’s tongue, a naked woman. It’s the red stones of a canyon. The
fire is the red hair of the poet’s grandfather, the blood of JFK, a warehouse
burning in South Philadelphia. Most of all, the fire is destruction; a
torching, a bonfire, a clearing of space for whatever comes next.
Bone Fire is what we feel when history unfolds its dark feathers.
Bone Fire is what we feel when history unfolds its dark feathers.
Bone Fire, a new collection of poetry by Susan Millar DuMars will be officially launched by Robyn Rowland.
For more about the launch see the Cúirt Festival website.