A Silence Opens (Magill’s Literary Annual 1991-2005)
At a glance:
- Author: Amy Clampitt
- First Published: 1994
- Type of Work: Poetry
- Genres: Poetry
- Subjects: New York, North America or North Americans, Northeast, U.S., Self-discovery, United States or Americans, Traveling or travelers, Nature, New York City, Individuality, Spiritual life or spirituality, Identity
In a 1987 American Poetry Review interview, conducted by Laura Fairchild, Amy Clampitt spoke of her religious background. Having grown up Quaker and later converted to the Episcopalian faith, Clampitt confessed that she was no longer a churchgoer and did not know what she believed, except that “there’s everything to believe.” A Silence Opens, Clampitt’s fifth book of poetry, reveals the poet to be a keenly curious observer of the impulse to faith found in such passionate religious leaders as Joseph Smith and George Fox. It is not so clear what Clampitt herself...
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