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Nature's Grace,
review by E.L. Edmonds
This cross-section of Carolyn Zonailo's many poetic talents
succeeds admirably. Zonailo can be lyrical and exquisitely sensuous
in one poem, and then caustic, satirical, and downright polemical
in the next. Nature for her may have a Wordsworthian gentleness,
as in "The View From my Window," or an aura of restless
apprehension, as in "The Wild Woman of the Woods." The
sequence of pen portraits is shrewd, short, penetrating, nostalgic.
The poet's style of presentation is engagingly eye-catching. Consistently
she recaptures the short rhythms, the vocabulary, and the tangential
asides of everyday conversations. Published in a limited edition
of 500 copies, this book is strongly recommended as a collector's
piece.
Copyright by E.L. Edmonds: www.carolynzonailo.com,
2004.
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 The
Wave Goddess |
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| Biography |
| Born in Vancouver, British Columbia, Zonailo attended
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| Poetics |
| CZ is a visionary poet who writes with compassion and
careful detail about the world she lives in. |
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 The
Goddess in the Garden combines mystical insight and sensual language
to evoke a timeless meadow where humans and deities play out eternal passions.
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| She draws on her study of mythology, astrology, and
Jungian psychology, for a seemingly inexhaustible source of imagery. |
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| Interviews |
| There is a quality in her work which makes all her
poems hers, but Zonailo’s style does differ. Compendium
is a collection of short, lyrical poetry; Zone 5 of prose. Each
book is an extension of her poetic exploration and a separate expression.
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| Articles |
| Over the years of sitting in Grant's Cafe or the Europa
and talking poetry with Lewis Gretsinger, the questions have been asked:
why write? what are you saying? what are your poetics? |
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| Poems |
Last Will and Testament
I give my soul to God.
I give my body to the earth.
I give my poems to posterity.
I give my spirit to tolerance.
I give my mind to the future. |
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| Forthcoming
Titles |
 The
Land of Motionless Childhood is a memoir of short stories by Carolyn
Zonailo about growing up in Vancouver, and her Doukhobor heritage. |
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| Photo
Gallery |
 Pictures
of CZ from her 20s, 30s, 40s and 50s. |
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| Literary
Papers |
| Spanning the years 1955 to 2005, the Carolyn Zonailo Papers holds, as nearly as possible, a currently complete collection of Zonailo's extant literary papers. |
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