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Ceremony for the Choking Ghost: Poems by Karen Finneyfrock

After losing her sister to heart failure, Karen Finneyfrock was unable to write poems for three years. Her voice came back, whispering at first, then screaming. Ceremony for the Choking Ghost contains the sound of that voice returning, bringing poems about grief and its effect on the body, the body politic, memory and, of course, poems about love. From the intensely personal, "How My More »

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The Average Review score is 4.9 on a scale of 5.0. Total 9 reviewers are considered to generate the average review. Some of the new or latest reviews in Literature & Fiction might be helpful and interesting to you. This average review is fetched by Kirsten Tranter and posted on 31 August

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[ 4.0 stars ] "I know Karen Finneyfrock, she is my neighbor. I have heard her read poems in bars, coffee shops and my own studio apartment. Still on a quite morning, alone on my couch, I am drawn to opening her book and reading again. Her poems cause me to see things anew, I smile, cry and at times become overwhelmed.This is a book to buy for yourself - when you need to me reminded of magic, mystery, life and d ..." Courtesy by Amazon
- The Literature & Fiction review is genenrated by Avonessen which was written on January 3, 2012 Review fetched on August 25, 2013 by Books Central.

[ 5.0 stars ] "this is one of the best books of poetry i've ever read. finneyfrock is adept at cradling the reader's attention and emotions in her hands, while still intellectually challenging her audience to return to her poems for new insights and experiences. i wish i could buy the book for the first time again. ..." Courtesy by Amazon
- The Literature & Fiction review is genenrated by Robert Telfer which was written on August 7, 2011 Review fetched on August 25, 2013 by Books Central.

[ 5.0 stars ] "I enjoyed this book the whole way through. It was sad, funny, and everything in between. Reading this book will make you a better person. Smarter too! ..." Courtesy by Amazon
- The Literature & Fiction review is genenrated by Tim F'n Stafford which was written on June 5, 2011
1 users liked the review and gave their verdict that this review was intuitive enough to select or buy the Literature & Fiction out of 2 users. Review fetched on August 25, 2013 by Books Central.

[ 5.0 stars ] "Karen Finneyfrock's Ceremony for the Choking Ghost provides a profoundly poignant record of the poet's reaction to her sister's death from unexplained heart failure at age thirty-six. Karen's grief and raw vulnerability render her speechless, shellshocked, nearly debilitated. She battles to stay emotionally afloat, succumbing at times, but more often than not emerging more deeply e ..." Courtesy by Amazon
- The Literature & Fiction review is genenrated by David D. Horowitz which was written on May 19, 2011
2 users liked the review and gave their verdict that this review was intuitive enough to select or buy the Literature & Fiction out of 2 users. Review fetched on August 25, 2013 by Books Central.

[ 5.0 stars ] "Karen Finneyfrock knows the disorientation of grief, "like seeing a seagull in the grocery store," firsthand. Her sister Beth died at age 36, while waiting for a heart transplant. In her poem "The Man on Television," Finneyfrock offers a gesture, a call, a song of understanding toward a man newly bereft, and by extension, toward all of us who know what it means to lose those we love.Dear pigeon in ..." Courtesy by Amazon
- The Literature & Fiction review is genenrated by Elizabeth Austen which was written on May 14, 2011
1 users liked the review and gave their verdict that this review was intuitive enough to select or buy the Literature & Fiction out of 1 users. Review fetched on August 25, 2013 by Books Central.

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Product Specification
Available	Yes
Author	Karen Finneyfrock
Binding	Paperback
EAN	9780984251544
ISBN	0984251545
Label	Write Bloody Publishing
Manufacturer	Write Bloody Publishing
NumberOfItems	1
NumberOfPages	82
ProductGroup	Book
ProductTypeName	ABIS_BOOK
PublicationDate	2010-03-01
Publisher	Write Bloody Publishing
Studio	Write Bloody Publishing
Title	Ceremony for the Choking Ghost: Poems by Karen Finneyfrock

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