The Flashboat

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Exploring themes of love, loss, and history, this collection showcases the evolution of Jane Cooper's poetic voice from the shadows of World War II to intimate personal elegies. The work includes selections from four earlier books and eighteen unpublished poems, reflecting on women's lives, Southern heritage, and the mysteries of art. Critics praise the collection as a beautifully assembled life's work, highlighting Cooper's unique ability to engage with the world through a lens of integrity and depth.