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The Never
Judith Skillman's "The Sister," which I accepted for Seneca Review earlier this year, was striking for recasting Cain as sister and memorably arresting for the feral fierceness of the portrait. Her other poems in The Never are equally astute, unsentimental and unflinching; her identification with the icons and motions of mythology, the armature for so many of the poems here, derive from their visceral passions. These poems sizzle with elemental directness and judgment, linguistically sharp and probing. Like the never which seems indistinguishable from the always, this book aims for elemental truths which give us the comfort of no-comfort. That makes poems in this collection something to trus...
Came Home to Winter
Poetry. Skillman's new collection explores themes of exile, nostalgia, and chronic illness. Artists, literary, and mythic figures who travel through these poems include Andy Warhol, G nter Grass, Iphigenia, and the Shakespearean characters Prospero and Miranda. Sub-themes include the fear of water and the father-daughter relationship. Water is a tool the subconscious uses for feelings; here, the chance that trauma will surface remains omnipresent. Totem animals offer analogies from nature that suffering in the organic world may transmogrify into beauty. This book was funded in part by Artist Trust of Washington State. ..".There is something about these pieces that is chill without being icy ...
Premise of Light
Poetry. "Sometimes surreal, always evocative, Judith Skillman's poems seem to well up from an inner hot spring. This collection is the latest in a lengthy and rich body of work. Not merely a keen observer, Skillman interprets for us the world around her, in a precise and emotional vocabulary, drawing from history--her own included--as well as the spheres of art and science to offer unique, often astonishing, associative connections."--Sean Bentley "As Skillman's poems seek to understand rather than deny suffering, they rarely conclude in clear resolution; rather, they acknowledge that wounds live unhealed and questions exist unanswered ... (the) poems traverse through changes that manifest f...
Circe's Island
Judith Skillman sings. She sings of home so as to define it. She sings home back to origins, both Hebrew and Hellenic, that give it warmth and meaning. Her precise, quick stepping lyrics help us find our own way home, and to face the mystery of never fully knowing it. --David Hamilton.
Prisoner of the Swifts
Poetry. PRISONER OF THE SWIFTS treats themes of birth, creation, cosmology, and mortality with the lyricism and depth readers have come to expect from Skillman. Four sections weave a delicate tapestry, that of pedestrian lives overlaid and informed by the acrobatic flight of swifts. "Like Dickinson, another poet whose passionate imagination `overflowed / the room' to embrace the whole universe, Skillman watches the aerial acrobatics of never-alighting swifts beyond her `Victorian walls, ' and discovers in them the strength of spirit to confront her own frailty and to celebrate a life `that seeds and recedes.' These poems `render in iridescence' the mortal lives, with their windows onto eternity, of us all"--Carolyne Wright
House of Burnt Offerings
House of Burnt Offerings threads strands of desire, loss, grief, and hope through daily rituals and yearly ceremonies, transforming ordinary life into a sacrament.
Subterranean Address
A New & Selected Collection--Best Poetry by Judith Skillman. SUBTERRANEAN ADDRESS: NEW & SELECTED POEMS has work from seven recent books of poetry, as well as new poems which have appeared in many journals--"here she (Skillman) is at her best"--David Rigsbee "Hurrah for our long-lived poets! This is not to say anything against younger generations; it's just that a poet like Judith Skillman gives a sense of a world experienced, of well-worn shoes, miles on the odometer, bike tires whose treads have long been rubbed smooth. Motion is the guiding principle here, not arriving but walking onward 'into the state we call unknown,' as one of my favorite poems says, 'our not having a map of the futur...
Broken Lines
Poetry. Reference. Textbook. This book is very instructive when it comes to such things as line breaks, overcoming writer's block, editing, manuscript layout, and staying motivated. Judith Skillman draws from her own experiences as poet, workshop leader and teacher. This isn't a how-to-write-poetry book, rather it's a how-to-improve-your-poetry book; one that benefits all levels, from beginner to seasoned pro. "In BROKEN LINES, Judith Skillman distills the wisdom gained from her long successful career as a poet into a succinct few dozen pages that are remarkable for their liveliness and enthusiasm as well as for their accessibility. Aspiring poets should find the practical advice she offers not only helpful but inspiring."—Stephen Meats, Poetry Editor, The Midwest Quarterly
A Landscaped Garden for the Addict
In A Landscaped Garden for the Addict award-winning poet Judith Skillman explores themes of addiction, chronic pain, and disability. The book is divided into five sections, each interlaced with existential dilemmas encompassing war, mortality, invalidism, and trauma. While the subject matter is dark, there is no pathos. Instead, points of light recur as images of Dutch rabbits, horses, robins, clover, ivy, and stars.
The Truth about Our American Births
Explores experiences of exile and displacement common to third-generation German Jews.
