Is there a way out? Mellis posits a miracle, a dream within, almost invisibled but not yet, of ecological and ethical wisdom and liberation. Crocosmia reminds us of the values we thought we had and, as its syncretic miracle blooms to show the way, could have again.
I love the writing of Miranda Mellis. Here’s a review I wrote about her 2012 collection None of This Is Real. Crocosmia is perhaps her best work so far. A dream, something that seems impossible, a way out of the death-spiral the human race seems locked in. “Imagine no possessions / I wonder if you can.” On the one hand, its vision seems outrageously impossible — and yet, there’s a groundbreaking needed for the miraculous, and some kind of full vision to aim for. “You may say I’m a dreamer / But I’m not the only one.” This novel is also about generational change, and about mothers and daughters. Highly recommended.
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