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Reading Group Guide
The Night Path Poems by Laurie Kutchins
Through
these poems by Laurie Kutchins, we are offered a glimpse into
the intimacy between mother and child. Incorporating family issues,
nature imagery and every day occurrences, the poet leaves the
reader with an enjoyable and insightful book of poetry.
Discussion
Topics
- Why does the speaker of the poem, "Prelude," want
her child to "know nothing?" Is there anything she
can really do to protect the child from "the light and dark" of
her world?
- What is taking place in "Prayer?" How
does the nature imagery at the start of the poem relate to the
body
imagery later
found?
- Is the treatment of the placenta
by the doctor in "The
Placenta" similar to the way that people treat new life
today?
- How does the poet link the idea of separation to the birthing
process?
- How do the "Morning Poems" work
to show progression throughout the book.
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