"Betsy Warland has gained a reputation for saying what few writers would risk fixing in print. Like her previous collections of poetry, essays, and life writing, Only This Blue is an intensely personal book, but it also marks a departure for Warland. Without being cryptic or obtuse, the long poem and essay paired in this book say just enough. Not a word is wasted. However, as the reader discovers, sometimes what's excised speaks most clearly." - Kate Eichhorn, Rain Taxi
Only This Blue review
by Kate Eichhor
Rain Taxi
Monday, May 01, 2006
Betsy Warland has gained a reputation for saying what few writers would risk fixing in print. Like her previous collections of poetry, essays, and life writing, Only This Blue is an intensely personal book, but it also marks a departure for Warland. Without being cryptic or obtuse, the long poem and essay paired in this book say just enough. Not a word is wasted. However, as the reader discovers, sometimes what's excised speaks most clearly.