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If I should say I have hope : poems by Melnick, Lynn is a work of literary fiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is If I should say I have hope : poems about?
Poetry. "The title of Melnick's stunning book is a microcosm of the poems within—the uncertainty of 'if I should say' followed by the defiance of 'I have hope.' Her poems follow moments of unmooredness ('I am best / when I dabble in consciousness and a soundly / spinning room') with blinding insight ('You wouldn't know happy if it kissed you on the mouth')—tiptoeing followed by a kick to the head. On the melancholy-go-round of these poems, there's a swan-seat for sadness but also a tiger called
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Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- Melnick, Lynn
- Publisher
- Blacksburg, VA: YesYes Books
- Published
- 2012
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781936919123
- Category
- work of literary fiction
- Subjects
- Literary Fiction, Poetry, Humanities
- Rating
- 4.35 / 5 (53 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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