Eye of Water
Eye of Water
Amber Flora Thomas
Series: Pitt Poetry Series
Copyright Date: 2005
Published by: University of Pittsburgh Press
https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt83jhrs
Pages: 88
https://www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctt83jhrs
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Eye of Water
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Winner of the 2004 Cave Canem Poetry Prize

The poems inEye of Waterare derived from the narrator's experiences in what she calls her "waking." She traces inspiration to "the beginning of myth, to Eve in the Garden of Eden" and states: "We could spend our lives unraveling the mistake and discover that life was one great big 'chore,' and inescapable. And the path is full of missteps and accidents because we cannot (or prefer not to) remember all that got us to that moment. My body seems to be a symptom of the past, so no matter who touches me, all the ghosts are waiting there. The 'chore' becomes how to survive despite the flaws of our humanness that makes us brutal at times."

eISBN: 978-0-8229-7991-3
Subjects: Language & Literature
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  1. Front Matter
    Front Matter (pp. [i]-[viii])
    https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt83jhrs.1
  2. Table of Contents
    Table of Contents (pp. [ix]-[xiv])
    https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt83jhrs.2
  3. Chore
    Chore (pp. 1-2)
    https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt83jhrs.3
  4. I
    • Oak Leaf
      Oak Leaf (pp. 5-6)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt83jhrs.4
    • The Handless Maiden
      The Handless Maiden (pp. 7-7)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt83jhrs.5
    • Vultures
      Vultures (pp. 8-8)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt83jhrs.6
    • A Bird in Hand
      A Bird in Hand (pp. 9-9)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt83jhrs.7
    • Black Mountain Walk, Collecting Arrowheads
      Black Mountain Walk, Collecting Arrowheads (pp. 10-10)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt83jhrs.8
    • Spasm
      Spasm (pp. 11-11)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt83jhrs.9
    • Off-Season
      Off-Season (pp. 12-12)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt83jhrs.10
    • Making the Offer
      Making the Offer (pp. 13-13)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt83jhrs.11
    • Last Tenant
      Last Tenant (pp. 14-14)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt83jhrs.12
    • Translating the Oak
      Translating the Oak (pp. 15-15)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt83jhrs.13
    • Her Hemisphere
      Her Hemisphere (pp. 16-16)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt83jhrs.14
    • A Body from the Wizard
      A Body from the Wizard (pp. 17-18)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt83jhrs.15
    • Harvest
      Harvest (pp. 19-19)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt83jhrs.16
    • Field Song
      Field Song (pp. 20-20)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt83jhrs.17
    • The Fault of Memory
      The Fault of Memory (pp. 21-22)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt83jhrs.18
    • Waking from a Dream of Childhood
      Waking from a Dream of Childhood (pp. 23-24)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt83jhrs.19
  5. II
    • Woman at a Grave
      Woman at a Grave (pp. 27-28)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt83jhrs.20
    • In My Hand
      In My Hand (pp. 29-29)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt83jhrs.21
    • Reputation of Touch
      Reputation of Touch (pp. 30-30)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt83jhrs.22
    • Dream in Montana
      Dream in Montana (pp. 31-32)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt83jhrs.23
    • Magdalene Speaks
      Magdalene Speaks (pp. 33-33)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt83jhrs.24
    • Pomegranates
      Pomegranates (pp. 34-34)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt83jhrs.25
    • Accident of Loving
      Accident of Loving (pp. 35-36)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt83jhrs.26
    • Falling Asleep with a Pen in My Hand
      Falling Asleep with a Pen in My Hand (pp. 37-37)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt83jhrs.27
    • Lake Shore Deer
      Lake Shore Deer (pp. 38-38)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt83jhrs.28
    • Letter and a Crow
      Letter and a Crow (pp. 39-39)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt83jhrs.29
    • Tree House
      Tree House (pp. 40-40)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt83jhrs.30
    • Aubade
      Aubade (pp. 41-41)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt83jhrs.31
    • Love Seen
      Love Seen (pp. 42-42)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt83jhrs.32
    • Marlboros at Dusk
      Marlboros at Dusk (pp. 43-44)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt83jhrs.33
  6. III
    • Dress
      Dress (pp. 47-48)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt83jhrs.34
    • A Woman’s Jewelry
      A Woman’s Jewelry (pp. 49-50)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt83jhrs.35
    • Eye of Water
      Eye of Water (pp. 51-52)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt83jhrs.36
    • Unfinished Gaze
      Unfinished Gaze (pp. 53-53)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt83jhrs.37
    • Elegy for a Suicide
      Elegy for a Suicide (pp. 54-55)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt83jhrs.38
    • Night Form
      Night Form (pp. 56-56)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt83jhrs.39
    • Oracle
      Oracle (pp. 57-57)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt83jhrs.40
    • Miscarriage in October with Ladybugs
      Miscarriage in October with Ladybugs (pp. 58-59)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt83jhrs.41
    • Blooms
      Blooms (pp. 60-60)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt83jhrs.42
    • August Bat
      August Bat (pp. 61-61)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt83jhrs.43
    • Hotel Reverie
      Hotel Reverie (pp. 62-62)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt83jhrs.44
    • Water Answering Sky and Mountains
      Water Answering Sky and Mountains (pp. 63-64)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt83jhrs.45
    • Calling Home
      Calling Home (pp. 65-65)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt83jhrs.46
    • Thirst
      Thirst (pp. 66-66)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt83jhrs.47
    • Possible Endings
      Possible Endings (pp. 67-67)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt83jhrs.48
    • Erasure
      Erasure (pp. 68-69)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt83jhrs.49
    • The Divined Shore
      The Divined Shore (pp. 70-72)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt83jhrs.50
  7. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
    ACKNOWLEDGMENTS (pp. 73-74)
    https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt83jhrs.51