Dancing to the Marigold Mazurka

Beautiful imagery and wordplay combine to create this defining collection of poetry from Rita Durrant. Dancing to the Marigold Mazurka celebrates the rich experiences of life in all its facets. Durrant explores the terror of a biopsy, the simple joy of antique shopping on a lazy Sunday afternoon, a bittersweet wartime wedding of 1945, and even the loving routine of preparing a family Thanksgiving feast. Melodic phrases produce a whimsical flavor. In Uncle Lou, a child awaits the ching-ching of s