An edition of The Silence Teacher
(2013)
The Silence Teacher
by Robert Peake
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Written in the seven years following the death of the author s infant son, these poems explore the sometimes quiet and often startling nature of love and grief. Through a range of forms and panoply of figures spiders, fish, a famous cellist, and prophetic apparitions this collection probes what William Faulkner called, "the human heart in conflict with itself".
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Table of Contents
The Silence Teacher. 7
You Are Not Here for Winter. 8
Yosemite, Early Spring. 9
Father-Son Conversation. 10
Runt. 11
The Spider. 12
Job's Tears. 13
Aquarium in the Waiting Room of My Wife's Obstetrician. 14
Disappointment. 15
Traction. 16
Nine Shades of Blue. 17
A Kick or a Punch. 18
The Haircut. 19
Visitation of the Wild Man. 20
Double Agent. 21
Twelve Reasons to Go On. 22
Visitation on the Dock. 23
How You Were Conceived. 24
Apologies to the Insomniac. 25
The Instrument Is My Voice. 26
Koi Pond. 28
Piece Work. 30
Corpus Christi. 31
White Pigeons. 32
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| December 8, 2022 | Edited by MARC Bot | import existing book |
| March 19, 2014 | Edited by Robert Peake | Added all known information |
| April 11, 2013 | Edited by Robert Peake | Added description |
| March 31, 2013 | Edited by Robert Peake | Initial details |
| March 31, 2013 | Created by Robert Peake | Added new book. |