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By George Ella Lyon I am from clothespins, from Clorox and carbon-tetrachloride. "Collectively, the poems tell the sixty-eight-year-long story of the house, beginning with its construction by Lyon's grandfather and culminating with the poet's memories of bidding farewell to it after her mother's death. 1 0 obj (Black, glistening it tasted like beets.)

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I am from dogs under the kitchen table. I am from fudge and eyeglasses, I am from the forsythia bush the Dutch elm whose long-gone limbs I remember as if they were my own. I am from the dirt under the back porch. I am from the forsythia bush, the Dutch elm whose long gone limbs I remember as if they were my own. I am from the forsythia bush, the Dutch elm whose long gone limbs I remember as if they were my own. George Ella Lyon is the author of several books of poetry, fiction, and nonfiction. Produced by Johns Hopkins University Press in collaboration with The Sheridan Libraries.Now and Always, The Trusted Content Your Research Requires©2020 Project MUSE. Produced by Johns Hopkins University Press in collaboration with The Sheridan Libraries. I am from the dirt under the back porch. 3 0 obj I am from oat cakes and soft-boiled eggs. Working on the assignment herself, Lyon began a personal journey, writing many poems for each room. Forged from a partnership between a university press and a library, Project MUSE is a trusted part of the academic and scholarly community it serves.This website uses cookies to ensure you get the best experience on our website. Without cookies your experience may not be seamless. Moving, provocative, and heartfelt, Lyon's poetic excavations evoke more than just stock and stone; they explore the nature of memory and relationships, as well as the innermost architecture of love, family, and community.

endobj In this intimate book, she strives to answer lingering questions about herself and her family: "Here I stand, at the beginning," she writes in the opening lines of the volume, "with more questions than / answers. • Make your own “I am from” poem to share with children, modeled on George Ella Lyon’s poem, “Where I am From” (Kelly et al, 2020) (Laminack and Kelly, 2019). Born in the small, eastern Kentucky coal-mining town of Harlan, George Ella Lyon began her career with Mountain, a chapbook of poems. (Black, glistening it tasted like beets.) <> Many-Storied House is her fifth collection.While teaching aspiring writers, Lyon asked her students to write a poem based on memories rooted in a house where they had lived. (Black, glistening, it tasted like beets.) She has since published many more books in multiple genres and for readers of all ages, but poetry remains at the heart of her work. A poignant memoir in poems, Many-Storied House is a personal and revealing addition to George Ella Lyon's body of work.Project MUSE promotes the creation and dissemination of essential humanities and social science resources through collaboration with libraries, publishers, and scholars worldwide. ©2020 Project MUSE. I am from fudge and eyeglasses, from Imogene and Alafair. I am from guppies, and minnows and tiddlers. %����

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