September in Corrales
Paula Hendricks
- From
- photographs
- of
- irrigation
- ditch
- gates,
- crosses
- standing
- in
- the
- desert
- landscape
- and
- chile
- ristras
- hanging
- from
- the
- eaves
- of
- a
- porch
- to
- poems
- about
- living
- in
- an
- old
- agrarian
- village,
- Paula
- Hendricks
- has
- captured
- the
- mood
- and
- the
- essence
- of
- New
- Mexico
- and
- the
- transition
- one
- writer
- makes
- from
- New
- York
- City
- to
- the
- high
- desert.New
- Mexico
- has
- been
- a
- destination
- for
- artists
- for
- a
- very
- long
- time
- and
- whether
- it
- is
- the
- quality
- of
- the
- light,
- the
- sere
- quiet,
- the
- mix
- of
- cultures,
- the
- sense
- of
- otherness
- and
- being
- on
- the
- edge
- is
- completely
- subjective.
- Place
- is
- important
- to
- Paula
- and
- with
- her
- discerning
- eye
- she
- shares
- the
- mystery
- she
- sees
- in
- the
- everyday.Paula's
- work
- burrows
- deep
- into
- the
- heart.
- Her
- appreciation
- of
- light
- and
- shadow,
- old
- ways
- and
- new,
- ancient
- irrigation
- systems
- and
- internet
- cafes,
- and
- the
- stark
- beauty
- of
- New
- Mexico
- will
- not
- be
- forgotten.The
- poems,
- essays,
- short
- stories,
- fast
- fiction,
- and
- photographs
- in
- this
- collection
- are
- from
- her
- years
- in
- Santa
- Fe
- and
- Corrales,
- New
- Mexico,
- where
- she
- lived
- for
- more
- than
- 10
- years.
- In
- 1999
- she
- returned
- to
- northern
- California
- where
- she
- grew
- up
- and
- now
- lives
- in
- San
- Francisco."The
- longing
- seen
- and
- felt
- in
- the
- light
- and
- shadow
- of
- New
- Mexico,
- the
- fragile
- gasps
- of
- hope
- and
- the
- flight
- of
- mood
- from
- colorful
- skies
- within,
- make
- September
- in
- Corrales
- a
- must
- read.
- Simple,
- profound,
- refreshing…
- a
- book
- that
- avoids
- the
- fakery
- of
- the
- grandstanding
- emotions
- polluting
- literature
- today."
—
- Alan
- Black,
- author
- of
- Kick
- the
- Balls
- and
- editor
- of
- Public
- House,
- The
- Anthology"The
- writing
- is
- fresh,
- immediate,
- bold,
- lyrical
- –
- naked,
- which
- by
- its
- nakedness
- pulls
- the
- reader
- in
- close.
- The
- nakedness
- also
- creates
- a
- real
- voice
- in
- the
- writing,
- which
- becomes
- a
- strong
- presence.
- I
- found
- it
- interesting
- and
- engaging
- to
- be
- swept
- up
- in
- this
- voice,
- which
- is
- an
- entity
- all
- unto
- itself."
—
- Joanne
- Hoover,
- author
- of
- Not
- in
- Utter
- Nakedness
- and
- Einstein
- in
- New
- Mexico"I
- loved
- this
- book.
- I
- have
- been
- to
- Corrales
- and
- the
- mind
- and
- moods
- of
- Paula
- Hendricks'
- writing
- is
- like
- a
- trip
- there.
- With
- someone
- who
- calls
- your
- attention
- to
- what
- you
- really
- should
- notice."
—
- David
- Leddick,
- author
- of
- Love
- in
- the
- Loire
- and
- How
- to
- be
- Gay
- in
- the
- 21st Century
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