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These are poems for grownups who believe in life and death. They are chastened by the press of the second part of life, and reading these poems is like walking through a museum of priceless artifacts—at night, alone, in silence—our heels echoing down marble corridors. Gradually we come to see that even these language exhibits, these brilliantly made dioramas, are fading. We know it. The poet knows it. But the fact that she has made them anyway, against that knowledge, means everything.Aleda Shirley is the author of two collections of poems, Chinese Architecture and Long Distance. She lives in Jackson, Mississippi.
I was heartbroken to learn that Aleda Shirley passed away in 2007, and I'm even more disappointed that she did not receive more recognition when she was alive.Shirley deftly outlines her history of loss, pain, regret, and personal growth. Her internal emotions seem are lyrical, eloquent and clear to the point of tangibility.These poems helped me through a very difficult time in my life, and I would recommend to anyone who finds themselves at a figurative "fork-in-the-road"- Shirley expertly navigates both the beauty and the dull ache that come with being caught between two worlds. "And the world fulgent & resolute, clicks on, its vision the same as a casino's: to keep the wheels turning."
