Peter Gizzi Fierce Elegy (Paperback) Wesleyan Poetry Series (UK IMPORT)

Description: Further DetailsTitle: Fierce ElegyCondition: NewEAN: 9780819500687ISBN: 9780819500687Publisher: Wesleyan University PressFormat: PaperbackRelease Date: 02/02/2024Description: Peter Gizzi's powerful new collection reminds us that the elegy is lament but also - as it has been for centuries - a work of loveIn Peter Gizzi's powerful new collection, we find, in the poet's words, that "the elegy is a mode that can transform a broken heart in a fierce world into a fierce heart in a broken world." For Gizzi, ferocity can be reimagined as vulnerability, bravery and discovery, a braiding of emotional and otherworldly depth, "a holding open." In Gizzi's voice joy and sorrow make a complex ecosystem. One of our foremost practitioners of the lyric, Gizzi here extends his mastery of the form. In their quest for a lyric reality, these poems remind us that elegy is lament but also - as it has been for centuries - a mode of love poetry as well. "This new poetry," Kamau Brathwaite has written about Gizzi, "taking such care of temperature - the time & details of the world - meaning the space(s) in which we live - defining love in this way. Writing along the edge. A way of writing about hope."[sample poem]Creely Songall that is lovelyin words, evenif gone to piecesall that is lovelygone, all of itfor love andautobiographyas if I werewriting thishello, listenthe plan isthe body andall of it for lovenow in piecesall that is lovelyechoes stillin life & deathstill memorygardens openonto windowslovely, the charmthat mirrorsall that was, allthat is, lovelyin a songLanguage: EnglishCountry/Region of Manufacture: USItem Height: 190mmItem Length: 146mmAuthor: Peter GizziGenre: Poetry & DramaBook Series: Wesleyan Poetry SeriesRelease Year: 2024 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.

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