State of Grace: The Joshua Elegies, by Alexis Rhone Fancher
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Written over an eight-year period, the poems in State of Grace: The Joshua Elegies chronicle the death of Alexis Rhone Fancher’s only child, Joshua Dorian Rhone, at the age of 26, and its aftermath of devastation, grief, and reflection. Because she was a divorced parent since her son was three, the bond between mother and child was particularly strong, making Joshua’s early death especially wrenching.
But Fancher, an award-winning poet known for her frank, image-filled poetry, has created a work of hope, joy, and lasting beauty—which poet Jack Grapes calls “a magnificent testament to the resilience of the human spirit”—where she indeed finds solace and a “state of grace.”
Poet Cynthia Atkins calls Fancher’s collection of elegies “the ultimate tribute to her beloved son.”
“Fancher’s heart is large, refuses to shut down to sorrow and loss, but instead, allows her brave and resilient voice to shine the light, to move us all forward into a state of grace.”
Two of the poems in the chapbook have been nominated for the 2015 Best of the Net Anthology: “The Competition” (KYSO Flash) and “when her son is dead seven years” (Blotterature).
Since 2013, Fancher’s work has been nominated for four Pushcart Prizes and four Best of the Net awards.
She is also the author of How I Lost My Virginity to Michael Cohen: and other heart-stab poems (Sybaritic Press, 2014). Her poems have been published in numerous literary journals and magazines, as well as in 25 American and international anthologies, and her photographs have been published worldwide.
Fancher is photography editor of Fine Linen, and poetry editor of Cultural Weekly, where she also publishes The Poet’s Eye, a monthly photo essay about her ongoing love affair with Los Angeles. She lives in downtown L.A. with her husband and co-creator James Fancher in their eighth-floor loft/studio.
State of Grace: The Joshua Elegies, by Alexis Rhone Fancher - Amazon Sales Rank: #1760965 in Books
- Published on: 2015-10-22
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 9.02" h x .14" w x 5.98" l, .25 pounds
- Binding: Paperback
- 54 pages
State of Grace: The Joshua Elegies, by Alexis Rhone Fancher Review A magnificent testament to the resilience of the human spirit. -Jack Grapes, author of The Naked Eye and All the Sad AngelsThese poems reach out and pull the reader into an embrace of not only understanding and sympathy, but of knowledge in how, and in some cases how not, to offer comfort in such a heartrending circumstance. It would be remiss though, to overlook Fancher's adept abilities with the mechanics of poetry. This collection shines with the brilliance of craft. -Ellaraine Lockie, award-winning poet, nonfiction author, and educatorThe elegy is poetry's highest and noblest calling, for it both articulates the heart's anguish while also illuminating the immutable and infrangible bond of love. Such art is made at no small cost: the bereaved poet endures to bear witness. -Richard Jones, author of The Correct Spelling & Exact Meaning The ache of the heart is fierce with loss, and Alexis Rhone Fancher reminds us that the indelible bond a mother has for her child is boundless: "no place is big enough to hold it." -Cynthia Atkins, author of In the Event of Full Disclosure
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. to the remorseless human condition that teaches us to love even to the moment of and beyond death By Diane Dehler Today, I read “STATE OF GRACE: THE JOSHUA ELEGIES, by Alexis Rhone Fancher. This collection of poems was written in memoriam to her late son. The purity and sorrow of these poems took my breath away for they are chiseled from frozen tears. In these poems the loss of her beloved, Joshua becomes our collective loss. For me personally they awakened grief for the death of an infant son long ago. The torrent of sorrow that follows in the wake of these poems belongs to us all; to the remorseless human condition that teaches us to love even to the moment of and beyond death.I can’t imagine what it was like for Alexis Fancher to read these poems at public readings as she has and revisit the hour of her loss over and over. Like Jacob she has “wrestled all night” with an angel and emerged victorious, for in her capacity to own her experience she transcends it. I hear echoes of Sylvia Plath in these poems but most distinctly, the elegance and grace of Alexis Rhone Fancher’s voice. I can’t recommend this book highly enough.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Reconnect with your Humanity and Hold no Shame By Jessica W. Alexis is a brilliant Poet, weaving together language can leave lasting pain striped around your shoulders like a frigid hug. Her poetry from The Joshua Elegies, is that poignant, and painful. I read it in one sitting, not able to part with my emotion for this amazing and lively woman. Her stories are human, and she is always elegant. You must read this. You will reconnect with all your humanity, and enjoy the moments of life shared with your loves. Also, if you have experienced deep loss, Alexis will be the steady fist waving in the air, pledging justice and life for all who've suffered.I love her writing. She is an inspiration -- displaying her pain -- with great truth.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. A true gift By MaryM Brave and exquisitely crafted poems documenting a mother's journey through the grief of losing a beloved child--a young man just at the beginning of a life that is cut brutally short. This is the voice of one mother's grief, but also of every mother's grief--intensely personal and particular it transcends the personal and embraces all who mourn and are not comforted. Fierce poems that address death and refuse to be defeated by it. A treasure for every reader of poetry, every mother, every one who has suffered loss, everyone who will face their own end, full of courage, and full of grace.
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