Memory Keeper Poems

Memory Keeper Poems by April Tierney, published by Wayfarer Books on April 19, 2022, is a collection that explores the intricate relationship between memory and the natural world. This edition spans 130 pages and is presented in English. Through her poetry, Tierney delves into the embodied shape of memory, examining how it is preserved and passed down through generations, while also reflecting on the themes of forgetting and remembrance.
Readers will find a rich tapestry of personal, collective, and ancestral memories interwoven with the essence of nature. The poems invite contemplation on the cultural importance of nurturing what may be lost, as Tierney writes with a sense of reverence for the past and a hopeful gaze toward the future. This collection engages with topics such as the connection between body, mind, and spirit, as well as the relationship between humans and the natural world, making it a thoughtful exploration of memory’s role in our lives.
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What is the embodied shape of memory? How is it cared for and set down into the hearts of future generations? Where lives the land of forgetting? Throughout these poems, April Tierney weaves together personal, collective, ancestral, and land-based memory into a single, glistening cloth. She courts the cultural necessity of tending to what might otherwise be lost, by writing her way into the past as a prayer for what is yet to come.
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