Speaking of Bees

 

SPEAKING OF BEES

by Amy Devine

Speaking of Bees by Amy Devine is an honest discussion of the multi-faceted anxieties confronted in parenthood. Using imagery found in the wildlife of suburbia, the poems tell the story of a new mother and the varying fears, uncertainties and changes in identity faced on her journey from waiting to conceive to the toddler years. This collection hopes to expose the raw nerve that is parental anxiety and acknowledge its presence as background noise in the mundanity of the domestic sphere. 

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Acorn-waistcoat sparrows, cardboard crucifixes, a horse named Heavenly—Speaking of Bees is brimming with the things of this world. In every poem, the speaker observes so attentively, so appreciatively that readers will find their own experiences expanded. There’s joy here, and also sorrow, grief and also gratitude. And there’s such musical language. Amy Devine is an accomplished poet whose work calls us to read it again and again. 

Lynn Domina, author of Inland Sea

 

Devine is a poetic powerhouse. With image-rich stanzas and masterful end lines, these poems weave through questions of what it means to be human, what it means to create life, and what it means when a life is lost. Speaking of Bees will have you drawing hearts all over its pages.

Randi Clemens, author of Conjuring a Ghost & Other Ways to Ruin Your Teeth

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