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    Louder Than Seeds
    Louder Than Seeds
    Louder Than Seeds
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    Louder Than Seeds

    By Roberta Gould

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    Born in Brooklyn, New York, Roberta Gould is the author of 11 books of poetry, including: Louder Than Seeds, Pacing the Wind and What History Trammels.
    Gould's poems have appeared in many poetry journals such as Green Mountain Review, Confrontation, and The Manhattan Poetry Review, in many Poetry Anthologies, The New York Times, and in numerous online publications.
    Roberta Gould attended Brooklyn College, The National University of Mexico and The University of California in Berkley where she received an MA in Romance Languages. She enjoys playing the music of Baroque and classical composers at the piano. Gould feels that living in the Hudson River Valley has inspired her to deepen her awareness of geology and plant anatomy.

    Reviews:

    “I enjoy the whimsy-the amazing range and variety. Gould sifts our whole civilization in a mere stanza and gets it right” Kati Millett

    “Lively , fresh, unpredictable, your vital poems strike chords.” X. J. Kennedy

    "Roberta Gould's themes move from the natural world to the historical and political, to art and love engaging the reader with the passion and precision of her language." Jacques Travers

    "Gould's work is concise and communicative and should be considered for any comprehensive collection of present day poetry."
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    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRoberta Gould
    Release dateApr 12, 2011
    ISBN9780961530020
    Louder Than Seeds
    Author

    Roberta Gould

    Born in Brooklyn, New York, Roberta Gould is the author of 11 books of poetry, including: Louder Than Seeds, Pacing the Wind and What History Trammels.Gould's poems have appeared in many poetry journals such as Green Mountain Review, Confrontation, and The Manhattan Poetry Review, in many Poetry Anthologies, The New York Times, and in numerous online publications.Roberta Gould attended Brooklyn College, The National University of Mexico and The University of California in Berkley where she received an MA in Romance Languages. She enjoys playing the music of Baroque and classical composers at the piano. Gould feels that living in the Hudson River Valley has inspired her to deepen her awareness of geology and plant anatomy.Reviews:“I enjoy the whimsy-the amazing range and variety. Gould sifts our whole civilization in a mere stanza and gets it right” Kati Millett“Lively , fresh, unpredictable, your vital poems strike chords.” X. J. Kennedy"Roberta Gould's themes move from the natural world to the historical and political, to art and love engaging the reader with the passion and precision of her language." Jacques Travers"Gould's work is concise and communicative and should be considered for any comprehensive collection of present day poetry."The Library Journal:Choice

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      Book preview

      Louder Than Seeds - Roberta Gould

      Scenes

      Green sky turned over

      The rain fell

      as it never had

      Long battle you’d think

      the drops were soldiers

      this side and that side

      killing then marched

      proudly home

      and the skull god beaming

      But it was only the rain!

      Fat water filling the mouths of petunias

      the din of a June outburst

      and not flag history

      and not the spilling of blood

      but the drenched flowers drinking

      Dawn

      The high curtain of trees

      with its thin strip of cornice

      missing

      keeps the cool in the house

      yet lets a bit of diffused

      light enter

      enough to see

      in wonder

      as a distant thrush sings

      and two tufted

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