I Follow in the Dust She Raises

Linda Martin

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I Follow in the Dust She Raises

Language: English

Published/Copyright: 2015

About this book

I Follow in the Dust She Raises is a collection of deeply personal poems born from a life sharply observed. Martin takes readers from the mountains of the West to the shores of Alaska, as she delves into the rippling depth of childhood experiences, tracks the moments that change a life, and settles into the fine grooves of age. Exploring the ties of family and grief, Martin’s unflinching poetry ripples with moments of extraordinary beauty plucked from what seem like ordinary lives.

Author / Editor information

Linda Martin lives in Homer, Alaska, where she and her husband own and operate a glass shop.

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“Mother, father, brother, sister, husband, daughter, son populate this book. But these relationships, past or present, are not static. As they move in time and place—Montana, Idaho, Manhattan, Alaska—the poems map an inner geography, spaces of loss and acceptance, memory and survival. They are stepping stones through a life only as ordinary as the truth of art. Martin’s poems belie their artfulness almost with the ease of conversation; they ask for little but give much. Few poets can trace an itinerary of the heart with such distinctive grace and clarity.”

— Stan Sanvel Rubin, author of There. Here. and Hidden Sequel

“These are poems of a humane poet who has made communion with our great ancient stories: when she sweeps away loss, she discovers wonder, when she wipes away tears, she discovers play, and when she faces difficult deaths, she reminds us that we all must face our lives even when they skim 'lightly on the tide, white, fine as baby hair.' This is a splendid book of fire and desire."

— David Biespiel, author of The Book of Men and Women and A Thousand Faces

"Martin’s I Follow in the Dust She Raises is the kind of poetry that invites the word luminous, so impoverished by overuse it can no longer light the inside of a bulb, much less invoke noonday. Too many blurbs have been attached to a series of lesser books that make the mistake of working nature by subtraction—assuming that an endless wheat field with a tractor in it under an immense Nebraska sky—offer a limned absence that by itself could bring us to metaphysical tears. . . . To simple but potent effect, Martin starts from zero and works by addition.”

— Cleaver Magazine

“Martin’s work will take you on one woman’s lifelong journey in pursuit of that intangible goal: to be content, a theme that her work so beautifully embodies. Perhaps if you faithfully journey through these pages with her, by the end, you will realize that you have found that same thing as well.”

— Homer News

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Front Matter
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I Running through Shadows
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Visiting the Cemetery in Plains, Montana
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Mythology
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A Sumptuous Destitution
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Believers
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Running through Shadows
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Dancing with Mama
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A Visit from Aunt Rosie
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Logger Song
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Widowmaker
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A Young Child
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Pearly Everlasting
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Watching Mama's Figure
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Older Sister
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Uppity
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Refusing a Man
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Moonwalking, 1969
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Losing a Man
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City Girl
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History Lesson
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Pigeons in Montpelier
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Anonymous
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Mama Calls Herself Weary
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Mama's Will
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The Vanished
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III After Years
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At Home Now in Homer
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After Years of Searching
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Artifacts
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Once Upon a Time
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Building a Boat
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Boy, Still Visible
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Without Fame
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Shopping for Satisfaction
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True Minds
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Marriage Vow
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Migrations
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Proof of Joy
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IV Contemplating Autumn
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Anniversary
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Premonition
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The System
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September Clouds
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Ordinary Dangers
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Acting My Age
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Slow Day at the Glass Shop
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Harboring a Mean Streak
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Moose Seasons
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Snowed In
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Tourist
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When I Brought You Home to Mama
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Coupled
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Contemplating Autumn
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Acknowledgments
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Publishing information

Pages and Images/Illustrations in book

eBook published on:

November 20, 2024

eBook ISBN:

9781602232563

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https://doi.org/10.5876/9781602232563

eBook ISBN: 9781602232563

Audience(s) for this book

For an expert adult audience, including professional development and academic research

University of Alaska Press

I Follow in the Dust She Raises

Overview

About this book

Author / Editor information

Reviews

Topics

Table of contents

Front Matter

Contents

Visiting the Cemetery in Plains, Montana

Mythology

A Sumptuous Destitution

Believers

Running through Shadows

Dancing with Mama

A Visit from Aunt Rosie

Logger Song

Widowmaker

A Young Child

Pearly Everlasting

Watching Mama's Figure

Older Sister

Uppity

Refusing a Man

Moonwalking, 1969

Losing a Man

City Girl

History Lesson

Pigeons in Montpelier

Anonymous

Mama Calls Herself Weary

Mama's Will

The Vanished

At Home Now in Homer

After Years of Searching

Artifacts

Once Upon a Time

Building a Boat

Boy, Still Visible

Without Fame

Shopping for Satisfaction

True Minds

Marriage Vow

Migrations

Proof of Joy

Anniversary

Premonition

The System

September Clouds

Ordinary Dangers

Acting My Age

Slow Day at the Glass Shop

Harboring a Mean Streak

Moose Seasons

Snowed In

Tourist

When I Brought You Home to Mama

Coupled

Contemplating Autumn

Acknowledgments

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