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broken ritual, poems by Jacinta Victoria, Finishing Line Press, 2012
Watch Jacinta read "The Polishing of Shoes" and "Feast" -- poems in broken ritual.
Praise for broken ritual:
broken ritual takes us on a stirring journey of mending broken bonds. A photographer in a darkroom of verse, Jacinta Victoria skillfully wields the faint, nuanced light of loss – through the broken limbs of a family tree rooted on a slave plantation, through the protracted broken vows of marriage, through her father’s final polishing of his shoes “shinier than stars in a darkened sky” – until what remains has the power to heal. To enter broken ritual is to walk into an emotional hall of mirrors, revealing this truth: There is beauty to be found in the breaking. Thank God this poet has the gift to capture it for us. - Ayo Heath, Poet and Author of Oneness
There is something exquisitely deliberate and compelling in broken ritual by Jacinta Victoria. We are not spared anything here. Instead, we are given the respect from a poet who believes her reader can pay attention in the midst of the fiercest encounter and most intimate experience. I feel assured you, like I was, will be drawn in. I had no choice but to lean forward and be nearer to listen to the heart of this fine concerto of work.- John Fox, Author of Poetic Medicine: The Healing Art of Poem-Making
broken ritual is a poetic reckoning with grief, a fierce gaze that ceremoniously tends to loss. Jacinta Victoria draws the reader into palpable empty spaces, where we ache, thus rendering us both witness and participant. As Jacinta Victoria effectively ministers to the fault lines of her life, she creatively births a mosaic – a piece-together new ritual -- alive in these cleverly crafted poems.- Glenis Redmond, Poet, Kennedy Center Teaching Artist
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Inquire about other titles by Jacinta: My Soul to His Spirit: Soulful Writings of African American Daughters to Their Fathers, edited by Melda Beaty (2005, SoulDictates) and Walking With God: Writings of the Rev. Dr. William M. White, Sr., edited by Jacinta White (1997, Duncan & Duncan)
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Watch Jacinta read "The Polishing of Shoes" and "Feast" -- poems in broken ritual.
Praise for broken ritual:
broken ritual takes us on a stirring journey of mending broken bonds. A photographer in a darkroom of verse, Jacinta Victoria skillfully wields the faint, nuanced light of loss – through the broken limbs of a family tree rooted on a slave plantation, through the protracted broken vows of marriage, through her father’s final polishing of his shoes “shinier than stars in a darkened sky” – until what remains has the power to heal. To enter broken ritual is to walk into an emotional hall of mirrors, revealing this truth: There is beauty to be found in the breaking. Thank God this poet has the gift to capture it for us. - Ayo Heath, Poet and Author of Oneness
There is something exquisitely deliberate and compelling in broken ritual by Jacinta Victoria. We are not spared anything here. Instead, we are given the respect from a poet who believes her reader can pay attention in the midst of the fiercest encounter and most intimate experience. I feel assured you, like I was, will be drawn in. I had no choice but to lean forward and be nearer to listen to the heart of this fine concerto of work.- John Fox, Author of Poetic Medicine: The Healing Art of Poem-Making
broken ritual is a poetic reckoning with grief, a fierce gaze that ceremoniously tends to loss. Jacinta Victoria draws the reader into palpable empty spaces, where we ache, thus rendering us both witness and participant. As Jacinta Victoria effectively ministers to the fault lines of her life, she creatively births a mosaic – a piece-together new ritual -- alive in these cleverly crafted poems.- Glenis Redmond, Poet, Kennedy Center Teaching Artist
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Inquire about other titles by Jacinta: My Soul to His Spirit: Soulful Writings of African American Daughters to Their Fathers, edited by Melda Beaty (2005, SoulDictates) and Walking With God: Writings of the Rev. Dr. William M. White, Sr., edited by Jacinta White (1997, Duncan & Duncan)
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To purchase an autographed copy of broken ritual, click here:
Jacinta stands in front of her poem, posted in a local store, selected by Poetry in Plain Sight.