Alphabetica

By: Juliet Mattila

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Paperback | 29 April 2025

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74 Pages

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22.86 x 15.24 x 0.46

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In Alphabetica, Juliet Mattila guides readers through a poetic journey that captures moments of clarity and introspection within the intricate landscapes of memory, art, and nature. Her deft language and keen observation bring to life the invisible spectrum of emotions and experiences that define human existence. Through carefully crafted lines and a reflective voice, Mattila examines themes both personal and universal, inviting readers to see the world anew. This collection resonates with a timeless legacy, blending tradition with insight and paying homage to poetic forms while exploring contemporary depths. Alphabetica is a work that challenges and rewards, inviting readers who seek meaning in layered expressions of language.

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"To see through the eyes of the poet and photographer Juliet Mattila is revelatory. In moments of quiet reflection, the poet opens us to the strange healing powers of emptiness, silence, and solitude. She sings of the mystery in the shadows of night, in the corners of a room in “The Invisible Spectrum” where “light around the door / hesitates, then stops and finally surrenders / in shadows.” Ordinary objects become “containers of radiance.” Among the unexpected marvels in this new collection is a meditation on clouds in “Midsummer” which asks: “What does it mean to think of clouds / tumbled in the gorgeous recitative / of sky?” In such images as the “calligraphy of trees” and the wind’s “unglossable speech,’” the poet invites us to share her animating desire to “Let the work of the senses / pass from art / into faith.” Juliet Mattila gives us faith in art in every line of her poetry, honoring the great mystery of being human, radiantly alive to the wonders and power of the natural world."
—Helen H. Houghton

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