Tuesday, October 21, 2008

News at Eleven: [Nancy K. Pearson's] "Needle Girls" introduces

an unhappy subject dancing on a dangerous wire; it can mean life or death if she tumbles. A suicide mission: "A young girl pushes a prayer book embedded with a needle into her chest." A conflict of faith and a desire to end life is the immediate message that is made more clear when "Two centuries later, an ER doctor, thread in hand, holds a girl's sliced wrist in the air, and says this way, pointing with his pen, next time, cut them both, this way."

from The Provincetown Banner: From anguish to tranquility, Pearson's poetry takes a poignant journey

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1 comment :

Chumpster said...

I knew Nancy back in the day and have some letters from and pics of her! Beautiful! Lived with her for a short while in San Fran, met in DC. If ya see her, tell her Bonnie Warring says HI