Lyric Glossary
According to Dr. Rebecca Gayle Howell, a "lyric glossary" is a new , invented by author and musician Carolyn Grace as part of her Kirkus Reviews Starred Review debut book of poetry Grenadine and Other Love Affairs.[1]. Specifically, Dr. Howell states that "In Grenadine and Other Love Affairs Carolyn Grace invents a form: the lyric glossary. One part definition, one part deconstruction, this new poetic form invites us all to understand the sacred terms of language itself: that every single word holds lifetimes of love and hurt, memory and metamemory, the rarity of connection and the surprise of it."[2]
In the preface of Grenadine and Other Love Affairs, Grace describes lyric glossary as "a narrative poetic investigation woven into and around dictionary definitions".[3]
Kirkus Reviews stated that:
At the close of some sections, the author includes a "Lyric Glossary" in which she poetically reexamines and reframes specific terms she has used. Grace’s poetry is laden with sensuous imagery: "Ignominious fruit of that garden / my carmine lips, your garnet desire." The most compelling aspect of this ingenious body of verse is the poet’s determination to excavate ever deeper layers of meaning; Grace returns to the word carmine in her Lyric Glossary, recalling, "a rich red to crimson pigment…I bought a dress that made my skin look like cream and my hair look like amber. / I bought it so that your hands on my waist would look like intent—and they did." The poet moves beyond cold definitions, adding not only personal significance to the term but pinning it to one intimate moment. She poignantly captures how meaning shifts with time: "a vivid red…I still own that dress. It is packed in a box with other things that don’t fit me anymore."[4]
References
- ↑ "GRENADINE AND OTHER LOVE AFFAIRS". Kirkus Reviews. Kirkus Reviews. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
- ↑ Grace, Carolyn (May 1, 2023). Grenadine and Other Love Affairs (1st ed.). Shadelandhouse Modern Press, LLC. ISBN 978-1945049354. Search this book on
- ↑ Grace, Carolyn (May 1, 2023). Grenadine and Other Love Affairs (1st ed.). Shadelandhouse Modern Press, LLC. p. xx. ISBN 978-1945049354. Retrieved 31 May 2023. Search this book on
- ↑ "GRENADINE AND OTHER LOVE AFFAIRS". Kirkus Reviews. Kirkus Reviews. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
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