I Tell Henrietta
"Vividly unclassifiable," Nathan Leslie
"Tina Barry’s astonishing
I Tell Henrietta explores thresholds between the dream world and wakefulness, and between poetry and prose." Mary Biddinger
"Line up the poems in Barry's I Tell Henrietta on the bar and take them like shots ... without any chaser."
Joshua Davis
" ... Barry's stories are soft explosions of beautiful imagery and language and heart...a journey you'll be glad you have taken. "
Francine Witte
" ... part poetry, part micro, these written gems .... are suffused with astute observation, memory and crystalline imagery. Barry's
collection is a must read..."
Nathan Leslie
"I Tell Henrietta is a meticulously observed and lyrical work that evokes the mysteries of the mid-20th-century adult world through a child's eyes and those of the woman she becomes, rendering the resonant moments that stay with us as we grow older in a diary-like series of observations and adventures that the speaker shares with her closest confidante."
Anne Pyburn Craig
BlueStone Press, 8/16/24
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"I Tell Henrietta is one of the most creative and unusual collections I've read.
"Barry's poems, and Flynn's artwork, can be unsettling and often jarring, But the images are vivid and the words are as sharp and clear as a cut gemstone."
Glynn Young, Tweet Speak
9/17/24
"Two things to note about this book: it’s profoundly human and profoundly skillful. The poems are complemented by the fine illustrations of the artist Kristin Flynn. The beauty Barry renders in lines and rhythms, Flynn evokes in images and tones. I Tell Henrietta is about family, friends and acquaintances, and ultimately, the reader."
Peter Mladinic, Your Impossible Voice
10/24
"I Tell Henrietta feels like a personal diary that Barry has graciously chosen to share, revealing her deepest vulnerabilities. It’s a collection that crosses the boundaries of memoir and fiction with sprinklings of magical realism told to an imaginary character named Henrietta. Barry invites readers to witness a life unfold through these stirring vignettes, poems, and micro-stories, each one a carefully crafted window into the human experience of loss, love, and growth.
This genre-defying work will undoubtedly strike a chord with those who appreciate intimate, emotionally charged narratives and the interplay between visual art and the written word. Tina Barry and Kristin Flynn have created something to be savored: a powerful testament to the resilience of the human spirit, reminding us of the transformative power of art in helping us navigate life’s most challenging moments."
Britta Stromeyer
Bending Genres, 10/25/24
"This book covers so much ground between hauntings and living, in small moments. One could also say this is a lesson in brevity: each piece shaped with purpose, whether micro in prose form, or poetic with line breaks."
Michelle Elvy, Flash-Frontier
11/24