The Purest Tears Are Light / Kristin Robie
This book is the woman soul of the poet— the ageless suffering of endings. Her imagery astounds us at times, for her vision is unique in its chiaroscuro take on existence. Her erotic hope chest is a hastily packed suitcase at times, and when it’s vivid and clear, that sensuality draws out the same in the reader, who is immersed in the tender keepsakes and inevitable shards of loves gone by. --Arthur Gatti
TAKE DOWN THE SKY
Take down the sky.
I need it.
Wrap me in its
Cobalt purity.
Be a cloud, white and
Gorgeous, but nothing.
Blue-blooded, blue-veined,
Blue-skied tossing lightning.
Make me the sky,
Far from sidewalk sorrow.
Swallow the sun, and
Be incandescent.
Give me gravity.
Birth me a new orbit.
Name me
The Phoenix planet.
Kristin Robie, born into a military family beset by alcoholism and depression, studied poetry at Brandeis University with poet laureate Howard Nemerov. She retires form Internal Medicine (MD, FACP) in 2016. Reading poetry in workshops / cafes in NYC, she has edited several anthologies. Inspiration, she says, comes from trying to answer the question of how to live an honest life.
The Purest Tears Are Light / El llanto iluminado is the nineteenth title in the "Bridges" series of bilingual poetry books edited in New York City by Darklight Publishing and was translated into Spanish and edited by Roberto Mendoza Ayala and Arthur Gatti; it contains beautiful illustrations by the graphic artist Lora Wanta.
