Heaven From Steam: A Collection of Poems by Carol Light

Heaven From Steam is a mesmerizing collection of poems by the talented wordsmith, Carol Light. In this poetic anthology, Light explores the depths of human emotions, delving into themes of love, loss, joy, and self-discovery. With her evocative imagery and lyrical prowess, Light transports readers into ethereal realms, captivating their hearts and minds.

Discovering the Divine in Everyday Moments

The poems in Heaven From Steam are like windows into the author's soul, allowing readers to glimpse moments of transcendence and find beauty in the ordinary. Light's ability to find the divine in everyday experiences is truly remarkable. Each line is carefully crafted to evoke strong emotions and touch the reader's heart.

Embracing the Power of Nature

Nature plays a significant role in Light's poetry. Through vivid descriptions of landscapes and the elements, she immerses readers in the natural world. Her words paint vibrant pictures of lush meadows, shimmering lakes, and star-studded nights. Light's connection with nature is evident throughout the collection, emphasizing the healing power and spiritual connection that can be found in the great outdoors.

Heaven from Steam - Poems: Poems by Carol Light

by Carol Light(Kindle Edition)

5 out of 5

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Love and Heartbreak: Poems that Resonate

One of the recurring themes in Heaven From Steam is love and heartbreak. Light skillfully captures the rollercoaster of emotions experienced in relationships—the euphoria of falling in love, the anguish of heartbreak, and the strength found in healing. Her words have the power to make readers reflect on their own experiences and find solace in knowing that they are not alone in their emotional journeys.

Self-Discovery and Empowerment

Heaven From Steam also delves into the depths of self-discovery and empowerment. Light encourages readers to embrace their true selves, to find courage in vulnerability, and to seek personal growth. Her empowering verses inspire readers to embark on a journey of self-reflection, reminding them of the strength they possess within.

Unleashing the Power of Words

Carol Light's mastery over language shines in every poem of Heaven From Steam. Her words dance on the page, weaving intricate tales that resonate with readers. Light's carefully chosen metaphors and poetic devices create a mesmerizing atmosphere, captivating readers from start to finish. Through her poetry, she reminds us of the transformative power of words and their ability to inspire change.

Heaven From Steam is an extraordinary collection of poems that takes readers on an emotional and introspective journey. Carol Light's words will touch your soul, leaving an indelible mark on your heart. Whether you are a poetry enthusiast or new to the genre, this collection is a must-read. Prepare to be enthralled by Carol Light's poetic brilliance, as she immerses you in a world of beauty, love, and self-discovery.

Heaven from Steam - Poems: Poems by Carol Light

by Carol Light(Kindle Edition)

5 out of 5

Language	:	English
File size	:	2050 KB
Text-to-Speech	:	Enabled
Enhanced typesetting	:	Enabled
Word Wise	:	Enabled
Print length	:	110 pages
Lending	:	Enabled
Screen Reader	:	Supported

FREE

Carol Light’s Heaven from Steam, a finalist for the 2012 Able Muse Book Award, moves effortlessly from the humorous to the serious, from mundane concerns to sublime. She writes as convincingly of carnal pleasures as of spiritual mysteries. Light’s playful energy is imbued with pleasing rhythms and sonic patterns. With surprising wordplay and associations, she renders complex vistas as understandable simplicities, finds fresh, inventive turns of phrase that will remain with the reader. Her multifarious themes include questions of faith, divorce, childbearing, cathedrals, the Pacific Northwest, the Prairies, Italy—especially Rome—and beyond. This visionary debut collection will delight the discerning lover of poetry.

PRAISE FOR HEAVEN FROM STEAM:

Carol Light’s Heaven from Steam is an extraordinary book, formally adept and wonderfully inventive. Light is a poet of arresting images and stunning sound effects; she needs just a few short lines to make even the old symbol of a sunrise worth our attention (“Pink lamé sundogs/ bodyguard/ the bigwig’s dazzled rise”). However perfect her details, though, and however sublime her phrases, it’s Light’s restless intelligence that keeps me returning to her work. Here’s a poet who inhabits, rather than frames the world; a poet of gestures, whose mind and heart are in motion, whether it’s a shrugged shoulder, or rolled eyes, or an open-armed embrace. Heaven from Steam is a thrilling debut.
—Jason Whitmarsh

The book is marked by a lightness of touch. The overall effect is playful. . . . But she strikes another tone entirely in the crowning sonnet sequence, “Vicolo del Divino Amore” . . . the nimbleness with which she weaves and unweaves her lines and imagery around the birth of a yearned-for child.
—Brad Leithauser (from the foreword)

In one of his “Dream Song” poems, John Berryman writes, “The glories of the world struck me, made me aria, once.” Carol Light, in Heaven from Steam, performs arias again and again; her songs are equal parts rapturous (“the sun ignites the lantern world”) and disquieting (“billboards blaze/ the end of days”). She takes up the Etruscan dead and the soon-to-be-living (“my one wish kicked/ and stitched herself into the world”),and she does so in lines that are musical and moving and often quite funny. She makes a magnificent debut. Upon finishing the book, readers will demand (like Goethe on his deathbed),“More Light!”
— Cody Walker

Although these poems span landscapes from the Pacific Northwest to Italy, their true settings are interior, the complex terrain of an acutely observant and questioning mind. At times playful, at times philosophical, at times filled with longing, they take us past gulls and bell buoys, cathedrals and cobblestone piazzas, to the mysteries that surround us—and they do it all with stunning formal dexterity. Heaven from Steam marks the debut of a vivid poet already at ease with her art.
—Linda Bierds

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

Carol Light received the Robert H. Winner award from the Poetry Society of America in 2013 and an award from Artist Trust in 2012. Her poems have appeared in Poetry Northwest, Narrative Magazine, American Life in Poetry, 32 Poems, and elsewhere. She studied poetry in the University of Washington MFA program, where she was awarded the Academy of American Poets Prize. She lives with her family in Port Townsend, Washington.