Out Loud Author:Eve Merriam Life is not one big thing. It is made up of many little things: people, some known, some not; sounds; sights, some familiar, some not; memories, often changed and filtered through other happenings; thoughts, of a moment -- flashes of insight -- or ideas developed over many years; little irritations; big irritations; fun of all kinds; disasters; ... more »tragedies; things you have to do and things you want to do. And yet when you look at each one, really look, no matter how familiar, each can surprise you.
That's what this poetry is for: to surprise you with the sharp pictures and the sharp sounds of things that may have grown fuzzy with familiarity. It's a chance to look at you and find inside yourself a surprisingly wide variety of people. And when you read these out loud, they'll surprise not only you but your friends as well. « less