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Description
A beautiful collection filled with 90 poems, 190 pages, 25 photos and tribute to a loved family. Sightlines offers a frank portrait of a family not only coming to terms with its grief, but also celebrating its past and difficult present. Although deeply personal, these poems strike... read more
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Summary
A story of three people and two places the author loves, written in story poems. In the arc of these cycle of story poems lies a larger story of love and loss as a family picks up the puzzle pieces of their lives. These poems studying the pieces in light of an absence due to a violent death,... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)
Cast of Characters/Important People
- Julia Thompson (sister), Erwin A. Thompson (father), Ruth Evelyn Johnston Thompson (mother): The three people the author loved. A portrait of each person and their relationship with the author is told in story poems in a section dedicated to them.
Memorable Quotes
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“"Once upon a time a brilliant baby was born./As brilliant as coal /under pressure for billions of yars./As brilliant as the diamonds/she never wore./So brilliant, she dazzled us."”
First Sentence
"On August 16, 2004, my sister Julia Ann Thompson, 61, was killed in a car wreck."
Table of Contents
--Skeeter
--Slim
--Sweet Little Dove
--Homeplace
--Lakeside
Authors & Contributors
- Janet Grace Riehl (Author)
Awards
- DIY (Do It Yourself) (2007: Poetry, Honorable Mention)
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