Spare and incisive, the poems in Losing the Ring in the River deal with three strong women - Clara, Emma, and Liz, women who are tough, often sassy, and have dreams that aren't quelled by the realities they face. Saiser deftly explores the undercurrents connecting three generations and is at her most powerful when she explores how lives are restricted and sometimes painfully damaged by what people cannot or will not share with one another. Saiser's poetry is as harsh as it is beautiful; she avoids resolutions and easy endings, focusing instead on the small, hard-won victories that each woman experiences in her life and in her love of those around her.

Book Information
ISBN 9780826353207
Author Marge Saiser
Format Paperback
Page Count 104
Imprint University of New Mexico Press
Publisher University of New Mexico Press