Otherings

This is the second collection of poems by St. Louis teacher and poet, Allison Cundiff, capturing some of her experiences as she grows up in Climax Springs, Missouri, and then as she extends her reach out into the world at large.  The forty some poems gathered here are expressions of wonder and wisdom, love and heartbreak, close encounters with death and the blossoming of new life in birth.  The poems are accompanied by delightful photographs, taken by Allison and her friends, adding graphic reinforcements to the her musings in words.

Part One

Birth of the Moon . . . . .
Dresser Change . . . . . . .
Lake . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Spring . . . . . . . . . . . .
What Poor Feels Like . . . .
Dinner at Taste Restaurant .
Being Six . . . . . . . . . .
Library Girl . . . . . . . . .
First Crush . . . . . . . . .
Catholic School . . . . . . .
Mother . . . . . . . . . . .
Fig 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Part Two

Little Havana . . . . . .
Laylow . . . . . . . . .
Little Breakup Thoughts
Dickens and You . . . .
In Mycenae . . . . . . .
Hard Rain . . . . . . . .
Cobblestone Skin . . . .
Palermo . . . . . . . . .
Valentine's Day . . . . .
Theo . . . . . . . . . . .
Nothing Feels As Good .
Rome . . . . . . . . . . .
Bill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Part Three

Climax Springs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Love . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Curmudgeon Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Joe's Shanghai . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
How To Properly Eat A Burger . . . . . . . .
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Trust Me . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
After Your Lover Dies . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Pickup Parked Outside . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Cove in Spring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Stardust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Shame . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Dear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
The Body . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Judy Loves Steve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Before Dinner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Today . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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