Background
Burch, Claire Rita was born on February 19, 1925 in New York City. Daughter of Albert I. and Dorothy (Denhoff) Cohen.
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A limited edition collection of drawings and paintings by an artist who rarely shows but whose work is in major museums and collections, Solid Gold Illusion has many recent images in a style unique to the artist, a fusing of surreal elements with painterly by a series of layers merged with the often surprising paintings below. Signed and numbered. An original drawing is included with each book.
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(Poetry / Drawings and Paintings by the Author I became ...)
Poetry / Drawings and Paintings by the Author I became easily engaged as I began to read Claire Burchs poetry. At first, I was afraid to tackle it because I thought I wouldnt be able to handle such a massive volume. But as I made my way into it, and began to be taken in by her most provocative turn of mind, and her interesting presentation of situations, I was glad that there was lots of it and that there was always more to come. I knew immediately that I was on an enchanting odyssey, and that when finished I would look forward to taking the adventure again and again. Claire Burch writes in a style that compels you to be alert, while it amuses and awakens you. Like all poets of distinguished capacity, Burch is skeptical of the orthodox. Thus she is always teasing with our given perceptions of reality, understanding that if the orthodox functions to do anything, it is to conceal rather than reveal truth.
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(In Homeless in the Eighties, Claire Burch begins with tou...)
In Homeless in the Eighties, Claire Burch begins with tough-talking free-verse that tells the facts and feelings of the homeless experience in a blunt but evocative style. She takes the reader on a thorough tour of homeless life the shelters, the soup kitchens, the crash pads, and gives the non-homeless an intimate glimpse of the bonding and conflicts between the drifters. Alternating between the voice of the poet and the voice of the street, Burch describes the situation and doesn't hesitate to place the blame. The rest of the book is devoted to her photos of people on the street, expanding on her themes. Like the poetry, the pictures are often angry and accusatory, but again there is warmth and humanity as well. The images show a range and depth of emotion, intercut with surreal paintings and collages in revealing juxtapositions. It is a spirited book. Perhaps sentimental, certainly poignant, but not at all a tear-jerker aimed at the soft touch. It's simply very honest and direct a strong expression of a knowledgeable view on a very human predicament, as complex as human predicaments always must be.
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(You Be The Mother Follies is about two women linked acros...)
You Be The Mother Follies is about two women linked across time by the common bond of stressful motherhood. Emma Darwin is the wife of Charles Darwin, and Charles is never around. Off trotting around the Galapagos and other places, Charles is no help at all in raising their children. After ingesting some stale bread pudding (probably ergot tainted), Emma begins to hallucinate that she is another Emma, on welfare in the 1970s in New York, trying to get child support from an errant husband who has run off with a "flotsam jetsam floozie." Under this stress, it's no wonder that this twentieth century Emma would come to believe she is Emma Darwin, actively corresponding with a man a hundred years dead. This delightful tale of two Emmas unfolds in letters and dialogue between husband and wife, a combination of arcane jive talk and contemporary slang. Actually the story of divorce, abandonment, and the toil of a single mother couldn't be more relevant to our times.
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Burch, Claire Rita was born on February 19, 1925 in New York City. Daughter of Albert I. and Dorothy (Denhoff) Cohen.
Bachelor, Washington Square College, New York City, 1947.
Editor, writer, New York City, 1947-1950. Freelance writer, 1950-1968. Adjunct professor Union of Experimenting Colleges, Antioch, New York, 1970-1973.
Editor, freelance writer various national magazines, New York City, 1974-1978. Contributing editor Northern California Psychiatric Network News, Berkeley, 1978-1983. Artistic director Art and Education Media Inc., California.
Distributor Regent Press, Oakland. Distributor Facets Multimedia, Chicago, Tapeworm, California, Solid Entertainment, San Francisco. Conducted numerous workshops in field.
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Married Bradley A. Burch, April 24, 1944 (deceased 1967). Children: Laurie (deceased), Thomas (deceased), Emily, Elizabeth.