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- ISBN: 1-894692-05-5
- $12.95
- Poetry
- 88PP
- 2002
Kim Trusty takes on language, place, love and identity full force, honing yearning into meaning for a black-and-white 21st century girl. This is a poetic voice of the here and now, immediate, contemporary and refreshingly confident.
The poems in Darker than Blue drop deep and surface safely, slipping smartly through the existential dilemmas that are part of coming of age. These poems assert, as the poet does, that it is possible "we are not lost at all." When Trusty delves into pain, she takes the reader on through to the other side.
Trusty's poetry is accessible and complex at the same time, easy to read yet carrying many layers of meaning.
"Kim Trusty's style is deceptively down to earth but don't be fooled; she's a writer with a wide-angle lens and she's in charge of her subject matter here. With this collection, Trusty carves out a literary space wherein fresh rhythms, electric words, and a will be reckoned with take centre stage."
Elizabeth Ruth