The Lame God
The Lame God
poems by M. B. McLatchey
foreword by Edward Field
Series: Swenson Poetry Award
Copyright Date: 2013
Published by: University Press of Colorado,
https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt4cgjhp
Pages: 80
https://www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctt4cgjhp
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The Lame God
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Winner of 2013 May Swenson Poetry Award In The Lame God, author M. B. McLatchey reminds us of the inevitable bond between art and empathy. With a controlled language that finds its echo chamber in the immortal themes and characters of classical literature, this courageous work accompanies the author on her journey through a parent's anguish in the face of a horrific crime. Using the art of poetry she gives voice to a suffering-and a love-that might otherwise go unheard. The May Swenson Poetry Award, an annual competition named for May Swenson, honors her as one of America's most provocative and vital writers. During her long career, Swenson was loved and praised by writers from virtually every school of American poetry. She left a legacy of fifty years of writing when she died in 1989. She is buried in Logan, Utah, her hometown.

eISBN: 978-0-87421-909-8
Subjects: Language & Literature
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  1. Front Matter
    Front Matter (pp. i-vi)
    https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt4cgjhp.1
  2. Table of Contents
    Table of Contents (pp. vii-viii)
    https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt4cgjhp.2
  3. FOREWORD
    FOREWORD (pp. ix-x)
    Edward Field
    https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt4cgjhp.3

    Let me warn the reader: it takes courage to read this book. This heart-breaking sequence of poems on the abduction of a daughter hit me like a ton of bricks, and I had to put it aside several times. But what courage it took to write it. Though there are many poems on grief, and even on crime—websites are devoted to them—I have never come across a book of poetry like this before.

    I hesitate to mention a popular genre like “true crime” in relation to the high art of poetry, but The Lame God, like that genre,...

  4. PREFACE
    PREFACE (pp. xi-xii)
    M. B. McLatchey
    https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt4cgjhp.4
  5. 1-800-THE-LOST
    1-800-THE-LOST (pp. 3-3)
    https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt4cgjhp.5
  6. THE RESCUE
    THE RESCUE (pp. 4-4)
    https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt4cgjhp.6
  7. WHAT THE NEIGHBORS HEARD
    WHAT THE NEIGHBORS HEARD (pp. 5-6)
    https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt4cgjhp.7
  8. AMBER ALERT
    AMBER ALERT (pp. 7-7)
    https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt4cgjhp.8
  9. MANDATUM
    MANDATUM (pp. 9-9)
    https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt4cgjhp.9
  10. APOLOGY
    APOLOGY (pp. 10-10)
    https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt4cgjhp.10
  11. ON THE PROPER CARE OF ORCHIDS
    ON THE PROPER CARE OF ORCHIDS (pp. 11-11)
    https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt4cgjhp.11
  12. THE RETRIEVAL
    THE RETRIEVAL (pp. 12-12)
    https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt4cgjhp.12
  13. MUSEUM
    MUSEUM (pp. 13-13)
    https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt4cgjhp.13
  14. LULLABY FOR HER BROTHER
    LULLABY FOR HER BROTHER (pp. 14-15)
    https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt4cgjhp.14
  15. KALEIDOSCOPE
    KALEIDOSCOPE (pp. 16-16)
    https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt4cgjhp.15
  16. ON RECOGNIZING SAINTS
    ON RECOGNIZING SAINTS (pp. 17-17)
    https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt4cgjhp.16
  17. MORNING OFFERING
    MORNING OFFERING (pp. 19-19)
    https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt4cgjhp.17
  18. THE GOLDEN BOUGH
    THE GOLDEN BOUGH (pp. 20-21)
    https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt4cgjhp.18
  19. AT THE GRIEVING PARENTS MEETING
    AT THE GRIEVING PARENTS MEETING (pp. 22-23)
    https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt4cgjhp.19
  20. DEMETER’S SIDE
    DEMETER’S SIDE (pp. 24-24)
    https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt4cgjhp.20
  21. SNOW GLOBE
    SNOW GLOBE (pp. 25-25)
    https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt4cgjhp.21
  22. THE RAPE OF CHRYSSIPUS
    THE RAPE OF CHRYSSIPUS (pp. 27-27)
    https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt4cgjhp.22
  23. I SEE YOU
    I SEE YOU (pp. 28-28)
    https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt4cgjhp.23
  24. RIVER OF FORGETFULNESS
    RIVER OF FORGETFULNESS (pp. 29-30)
    https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt4cgjhp.24
  25. BINGO NIGHT FOR MISSING AND EXPLOITED CHILDREN
    BINGO NIGHT FOR MISSING AND EXPLOITED CHILDREN (pp. 31-31)
    https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt4cgjhp.25
  26. A GLASS OF ABSINTHE
    A GLASS OF ABSINTHE (pp. 32-32)
    https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt4cgjhp.26
  27. CATHARSIS
    CATHARSIS (pp. 33-33)
    https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt4cgjhp.27
  28. THE BOY’S LAMENT
    THE BOY’S LAMENT (pp. 35-35)
    https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt4cgjhp.28
  29. LITTLE FITS
    LITTLE FITS (pp. 36-38)
    https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt4cgjhp.29
  30. MYTHOLOGY
    MYTHOLOGY (pp. 39-39)
    https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt4cgjhp.30
  31. MOTHER’S DAY
    MOTHER’S DAY (pp. 40-40)
    https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt4cgjhp.31
  32. REQUIEM
    REQUIEM (pp. 42-42)
    https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt4cgjhp.32
  33. SONG OF DAPHNIS
    SONG OF DAPHNIS (pp. 43-43)
    https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt4cgjhp.33
  34. LOOSE ENDS
    LOOSE ENDS (pp. 44-45)
    https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt4cgjhp.34
  35. SANRIKU
    SANRIKU (pp. 46-46)
    https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt4cgjhp.35
  36. TEACHING THE TRAGEDIES
    TEACHING THE TRAGEDIES (pp. 47-47)
    https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt4cgjhp.36
  37. GIRL AT PIANO
    GIRL AT PIANO (pp. 48-48)
    https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt4cgjhp.37
  38. OATHS, CURSES, BLESSINGS
    OATHS, CURSES, BLESSINGS (pp. 50-50)
    https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt4cgjhp.38
  39. MELVILLE’S READER
    MELVILLE’S READER (pp. 51-51)
    https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt4cgjhp.39
  40. JOSEPH DREAMS TWO DREAMS
    JOSEPH DREAMS TWO DREAMS (pp. 52-53)
    https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt4cgjhp.40
  41. LEAVING THE MAINLAND
    LEAVING THE MAINLAND (pp. 55-55)
    https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt4cgjhp.41
  42. THE VENTRILOQUIST
    THE VENTRILOQUIST (pp. 56-56)
    https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt4cgjhp.42
  43. SONGS OF THE IMMORTALS
    SONGS OF THE IMMORTALS (pp. 57-57)
    https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt4cgjhp.43
  44. THE EVICTION
    THE EVICTION (pp. 58-58)
    https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt4cgjhp.44
  45. THE ARRANGEMENT
    THE ARRANGEMENT (pp. 59-60)
    https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt4cgjhp.45
  46. AUBADE
    AUBADE (pp. 61-61)
    https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt4cgjhp.46
  47. THE LAME GOD
    THE LAME GOD (pp. 62-63)
    https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt4cgjhp.47
  48. AGAINST ELEGIES
    AGAINST ELEGIES (pp. 64-65)
    https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt4cgjhp.48
  49. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
    ACKNOWLEDGMENTS (pp. 66-66)
    https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt4cgjhp.49
  50. ABOUT THE AUTHOR
    ABOUT THE AUTHOR (pp. 67-67)
    https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt4cgjhp.50
  51. Back Matter
    Back Matter (pp. 68-68)
    https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt4cgjhp.51