Belt of Pearls is a collection of poems concerned with the idea of home in both places and in
people. The speaker wrestles with dissatisfaction with home as a place of origin. The ties of
family, familiar landmarks, and old relationships are outgrown; the feeling of belonging becomes
associated with a lover instead. The poems attempt to locate relationships in geographical scenes
largely through the language of weather and flora. Images of light and the way it strikes a scene
are particularly important. Influences of the collection include Robert Hass, Tracy K. Smith, and
Deborah Landau.
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associated with a lover instead. The poems attempt to locate relationships in geographical scenes
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associated with a lover instead. The poems attempt to locate relationships in geographical scenes
largely through the language of weather and flora. Images of light and the way it strikes a scene
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