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Mary Ruefle : My Private Property

Jul 22, 2017

Poet Mary Ruefle discusses her creative process, labels on her work, menopause's transformative nature, language complexities, color pieces in 'My Private Property', and the interplay of happiness and sadness.

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Mary Ruefle

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Quick takeaways

Imagination is depicted as a dual force, capable of creation and chaos.

Connecting emotions like sadness with colors explores varied perspectives on sorrow.

Power of imagination shapes reality and highlights interconnected creativity.

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Imagination and Creation

The author discusses the importance of imagination as a powerful tool for creation, delving into its dual nature of being both a source of salvation and a potential source of chaos. Imagination is portrayed as a force that can deform and transform images and realities.

Introduction

2min

Exploring the Works of Mary Rufal

5min

Exploring Labels and Life Integration

14min

Embracing the Transformative Nature of Menopause

26min

Exploring Language, Interpretation, and Imagination

17min

Exploration of Color Pieces in 'My Private Property'

2min

Exploring the Interplay of Happiness and Sadness

7min

“Mary Ruefle’s careful, measured sentences sound as if they were written by a thousand-year-old person who is still genuinely curious about the world . . . She combines imagistic techniques from surrealism with narrative techniques to create surprising, high-velocity, and deeply affecting work.”—The Stranger

“Mary Ruefle is, in this humble bookseller’s opinion, the best prose-writing poet in America. (And one of our best poets, too.) My Private Property, her latest collection of stories, essays, and asides, is as joyous and singular a book as you’ll read.”—Stephen Sparks, Literary Hub

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