At the Hour of the Eclipse, (Paperback)

<p>Reading Anatomy of the Eclipse feels revelatory-like deciphering coded</p><p>messages smuggled across enemy lines off ering sustenance to those</p><p>under siege. Ellen Hinsey gives voice to the duality of silence, both its</p><p>power and its danger, a foreboding hush before, and a shrouding veil</p><p>after political violence, genocide and territorial confl icts. Oracular and</p><p>oblique, the poems tease us to the limits of thought, making us feel the</p><p>vastness on the other side of all we don't know about ourselves and our</p><p>world. With elegant precision and a sweeping narrative arc irrevocably</p><p>linking past with present and future, Hinsey's poems invite us to bear</p><p>witness alongside her, to listen and observe: "Is there a witness for this</p><p>daybreak that drags forward/ its incurable news?" Rich in aural refrains, </p><p>the poems create a soundscape in which mankind's "vast/ Archive of</p><p>terror" echoes across time and space, quickening something in us, </p><p>something prior and utterly secure, an aspect of being unintimidated</p><p>by the portents of darkness descending. We've been here before, too</p><p>often. Acknowledging that "the predatory Past circles back," we may better</p><p>pursue a future supported by the ancient virtues of dignity, patience</p><p>and endurance: "For like the eternal/ plague seasons: the trial of its fever hour</p><p>too shall pass." By forcing us to slow down and let the mind linger, her</p><p>poems brace, embrace. and fortify.</p>

• At the Hour of the Eclipse, (Paperback)
• Author: Amira El-Zein
• ISBN: 9798990405097
• Format: Paperback
• Publication Date: 2026-09-14
• Page Count: 78