No One Can Stem the Tide: Selected Poems 1931-1991

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Though most of Jane Tyson Clement's poems remained hidden in private notebooks during her lifetime, the few that traveled beyond her hands were widely admired and drew critical acclaim. Now, with this first comprehensive anthology of her work, the public can at last discover this gifted poet and give her the audience she deserves. Evoking comparisons to such better-known contemporaries as Jane Kenyon, Wendell Berry, and Denise Levertov, Clement is direct and understated. Even when technically sophisticated, her poetry speaks with a familiar voice and draws on accessible images from the natural world. Still, these are no mere "nature poems." In exploring the varied emotions of life - of love, longing, and loss; memory, sacrifice, and desire; struggle and frustration, joy and resolve - they reveal the tireless seeking of a generous and honest heart and beckon the reader down new avenues of seeing and hearing.

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Aberdeen University Student Magazine An amazing breadth of subject matter ... Clement demonstrates an unusual ability to speak to the reader on varying levels. The recurring theme seems to be defiance, but also a warning that we should appreciate our lives and live in the moment. Poughkeepsie Journal Beautiful...offers quietude in the midst of cacophony and literary cynicism.

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Writer, naturalist, and mother of seven, Jane Tyson Clement (1917-2000) spent most of her long life teaching - a vocation that gave her endless opportunities to pass on her twin passions for language and nature. Born and raised in New York City, Clement studied at Smith College.