Unloosed - Softcover

Jane Blanchard’s Unloosed is a book of worry, wit and woe that makes a sharp left turn to wonder, all in poetry that speaks and sings directly from a woman’s experience. Readers will savor the truths, and admire the craftsmanship of this fine craftswoman.
—Alicia Ostriker
These poems are the incitements, ripostes, advisories, and evocations of someone who has come through. Jane Blanchard uses form to real effect, as a vehicle for wit and emotional precision. Her travails and triumphs have the feel of a life honestly rendered in succinct words.
—Baron Wormser
Reminiscent of Elizabeth Barrett Browning and Jennifer Reeser, Jane Blanchard tells the story of love lost and found, the innocence and experience of relationships. “Mother to Daughter” and “Bridge” are standouts. Skilled in the sonnet, Blanchard has a particular gift for the closing couplet. Joining the tradition of women’s poetry, she makes the point in “Lesson on Less”—as many women have— that “So often, less is simply not enough.”
—Kim Bridgford