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Title: The Leaving: New and Selected Poems by Sue Ellen Thompson ISBN: 0-9669419-2-6 Publisher: Autumn House Press Pub. Date: 01 January, 2001 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $14.95

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Average Customer Rating: 4.5 (2 reviews)

Rating: 5
Summary: Elegant yet accessible
Comment: Sue Ellen Thompson's poetry is elegant yet accessible. She uses rhyme and fixed stanzaic patterns in a subtle and graceful way, but the real interest of her poems lies in the characters she creates: the teenage daughter, the distant husband, the aging parents, the old loves and lovers.... This poet has a restrained passion that I find very moving.

Rating: 4
Summary: Poems to savor
Comment: Anyone who has raised a difficult teenage daughter will relate to Sue Ellen Thompson's third collection of poetry, The Leaving. Most of the poems are dedicated to that subject. From packing a suitcase to visiting a college to decorating a Christmas tree Ms. Thompson allows us to eavesdrop on these personal and painful encounters. She does it beautifully. Her images are vivid, leaving no doubt as to what she wants us to understand. The book also includes selected poems from her two previous books, This Body of Silk and The Wedding Boat. "The Compliment" and "Remembering My Parents' Sex Life" are a couple of favorites. Even if you're not "into" poetry it's easy to appreciate the beauty of Ms. Thompson's words.