Jill Bialosky
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
©2015.
Language
English
Description
"The strongest collection yet from this widely praised poet is about the central players in our lives, our relationships over time-between mother and son, mother and daughter-and how one generation of relationships informs and shapes the next. The opening sequence of the collection Manhood looks at the insular world of baseball, shedding light on the complexities of gender, boyhood, and coming of age. The poet captures the electrifying, proud language...
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"This book-length poem by the critically acclaimed poet is a seeker's story, revealing personal and historical traumas and how we search for understanding and meaning in their wake. In Asylum, poet Jill Bialosky embarks on a Virgilian journey, building a narrative from 103 elegant short poems and prose sections that cohere in their intensity and their need to explore darkness and sustenance both. Taken together, these piercing understated pieces--about...
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