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who will become the pitch and cadence
the seven-eight count of unstoppable sadness?
(from ‘trees’, p35)
written 2008 to 2022, these poems in six parts (each part a count)
dive beneath the endless swells of love and grief that break over
us like music or the rapid beating of our hearts
here, the missing seventh count is imagined: caesura; break; breathe
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“The evocative narrative within the seven-eight count of unstoppable sadness delves into the inescapable depths of sorrow and the author’s search for love, gratitude, hope, and acceptance… Grief is one of the most profound emotions felt throughout the collection. Polain’s poetry conveys a sense of powerlessness or inability to control or mitigate the depth of sadness.” JESS CHECKLAND, Writing WA.
