Elaine Heveron writes of her world-its thingness-with relish and affection, each poem offering artifacts of a shareable life-the books that shaped her (Boomer) generation, silver earrings, a handmade felted hat, the novelty of a warm January day, the funky textured tights that capture the essence of a treasured friend, and rituals in a marriage with a man who is also a perfect companion. Each poem is a box of keepsakes, and each becomes a keepsake for the reader.
Leslie Ullman, author of three poetry collections, winner of the Yale Series of Younger Poets Award, the Iowa Poetry Prize and...

In Not Every Woman Swooned, Heveron reminds us that this being human is a gift, and that every act, every breath, every seemingly benign occasion is somehow sacred. With characteristic humor and humility, she gently guides us through a world made new by her love for it. Ordinary events are distilled into something significant and memorable by her always refreshing way of seeing and naming things: a spilled jar of honey rolls across a floor in a diner like sticky graffiti; after signing a book for a former lover she confesses I wish I'd written something obscure...Something like: 'Thanks for...