β ValΓ©ry
π Fiction
π
2015
π Le Livre de Poche
π French
β 147 KB
β¦ LIBER β¦
Lost Alphabet
β Scribed by Lisa Olstein
- Publisher
- Copper Canyon Press
- Year
- 2012
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 48 KB
- Category
- Fiction
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
β¦ Synopsis
"This poet brings a sparkling consciousness to the page and an exciting new voice to American poetry."--Library Journal
"Most appealing is Olstein's sensitive, quietly pained and earnest tone, w hich, more than the unusual subject, is the real star of this book."--Publishers Weekly, starred review
In Lisa Olstein's daring new book, an unnamed lepidopterist--living in a hut on the edge of an unnamed village--is drawn ever deeper into the engrossing world of moths, light, and seeing. Structured as a naturalist's notebook, the four-part sequence of prose poems create a layered pilgrimage into the consequences of intensive study, the trials of being an outsider, and the process of metamorphosis. In an interview, Olstein once said, "I don't want poetry to limit itself to reflecting or recapitulating experience; I want it to be an experience."
_I have learned to peer at...
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