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Mockingbird by Derek Webster, Paperback | Indigo Chapters
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Mockingbird by Derek Webster, Paperback | Indigo Chapters
From Derek Webster
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In poetry that strikes a delicate balance between candour and lament., Mockingbird tracks the aftershocks of a failed marriage through a variety of self-portraits. Derek Webster's speakers itemize their regrets and fears while keeping sentimentality in check and the result is a first book of exceptional emotional power. Indeed, the distinctive and nuanced shapes of Webster's exquisitely controlled lyrics highlight the great achievement of his debut: a clipped, often aphoristic line-making stripped down to cold truths. The struggle isn't about being yourself, these poems argue, but about deciding which version of yourself to accept-and surviving the decision with equanimity. "Your small life wants to live in you / despite everyone's attempts to do it in." | Mockingbird by Derek Webster, Paperback | Indigo Chapters