Tangled in Vow & Beseech
Tangled in Vow & Beseech by Jill McCabe Johnson is a collection of poetry published by MoonPath Press on March 8, 2024. This 90-page work is written in English and delves into themes of family, nature, and the complexities of relationships. The poems invite readers to reflect on what is lost and to cherish each moment, while also addressing broader societal issues such as religion, patriarchy, and racism.
In this collection, Jill McCabe Johnson employs various poetic forms to convey a profound sense of interconnectedness. The lyrical verses explore the juxtaposition of personal experiences, such as a mother’s love and childhood innocence, against the backdrop of environmental and social challenges. Readers will find an exploration of life’s beauty and struggles, as the poems navigate through memories and the natural world, encouraging a deeper understanding of both personal and collective experiences.
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Tangled in Vow & Beseech vows to remember what we lose and beseeches us to embrace every moment. Throughout, McCabe Johnson writes intimately about family, nature, and animals, while also protesting the violences of religion, patriarchy, and racism. The lyricism of these poems carries the speaker into the “clear slipstream of memory” to “river me home. River me home.”
-Craig Santos Perez, author of from incorporated territory [åmot], winner of the National Book Award for Poetry
Through an array of poetic forms, Jill McCabe Johnson explores a deep sense of interconnectedness. These lyric tangles help us grapple with a life where the ugliest abuses of person and planet occur alongside a mother’s love for her son, the grace of childhood innocence, the anniversary of a first kiss, and the understanding that “in this land” of “dogwood blossom, swordfern and fen” is “everything” we need to “believe.”
-Derek Sheffield, author of Not for Luck, co-editor of Cascadia Field Guide: Art, Ecology, Poetry, and Poetry Editor of Terrain.org
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