Strings Attached – Poems by Diane Decillis / signed

In Strings Attached, poet Diane DeCillis takes inspiration from the story of the elephant calf with a thin rope tied to its leg. Even when it grows into a massive animal, the elephant thinks the same string still restrains it and never attempts to break free. This powerful, funny, and sometimes self-deprecating collection considers all the ways that strings bind us in relationships and explores their constant tightening and loosening. Although we may never sever the strings attached to our wounds, DeCillis shows that when given enough slack we can create the illusion of having been set free. – Wayne State University Press

“Strings attached” has us thinking about constraints and control. Something that implies conditions to be respected, perhaps even a latent threat. Images of puppetry and almost invisible influences, ‘String Theory,’ if we’re physics-inclined. – AK Afferez, Fjords Reviews

These warm philosophical poems explore a cultural and emotional terrain similar to the work of Naomi Shihab Nye. — Richard Peabody

Paperback, 112pp, 6×9 in. Wayne State University Press.

Michigan Notable Book, 2015

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Signed books will be shipped on or before the April 24th, Bookstore Day Event with six poets. We will fill each order until they run out.

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