Sacrifice

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Summary: A Woman's Poetic Journey
Review: Cecilia Woloch's first book makes me wonder where she's been for so long. Her work is new to me, but now her book ranks among my favorites. Why? Her poetry is vivid, emotionally honest and challenging, lyrical, and precise. She writes intensely and believably as daughter, wife/ex-wife, lover, friend. Her prose poems are surprisingly memorable, surprising because the prose poem is usually not my favorite vehicle for poetic expression. This is a book I now keep at my bedside: a good poem, A.R. Ammons once said, has an inexhaustible core of liveliness; these poems have that liveliness, so I know I'll not grow tired of them any time soon.

Rating:
Summary: A Woman's Poetic Journey
Review: Cecilia Woloch's first book makes me wonder where she's been for so long. Her work is new to me, but now her book ranks among my favorites. Why? Her poetry is vivid, emotionally honest and challenging, lyrical, and precise. She writes intensely and believably as daughter, wife/ex-wife, lover, friend. Her prose poems are surprisingly memorable, surprising because the prose poem is usually not my favorite vehicle for poetic expression. This is a book I now keep at my bedside: a good poem, A.R. Ammons once said, has an inexhaustible core of liveliness; these poems have that liveliness, so I know I'll not grow tired of them any time soon.

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Summary: Sacrifice is a masterful achievement of language and emotion
Review: Cecilia Woloch's _Sacrifice_ is a collection of poems centering on the bittersweet journeys in a person's life. She writes of the passions that keep us moving forward, and the struggles that keep us searching for meaning. The poems, in and of themselves, sparkle with clarity, and speak to us just underneath the surface of our consciousness.

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Summary: Excellent Writer! Excellent Material!!!
Review: The poetry of Cecilia Woloch is beautiful and filled with the energy of emotion and craft. To follow her artful poetic journey is to feel the universal emotion of everywoman...and everyman. This book grips you. Read, weep, and enjoy.