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The Whole by Contemplation of a Single Bone: Poems
Nancy K. Pearson
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Description for The Whole by Contemplation of a Single Bone: Poems
paperback. A collection of lyric and prose poetry about identity, fragmentation, depression and addiction. Series: Poets Out Loud. Num Pages: 112 pages, 3 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 137 x 10. Weight in Grams: 136.
In this, her second collection of poetry, Nancy K. Pearson explores the possibilities of recovery and transformation in a world where “words cease to matter.” The speaker attempts to reconcile the past—a past shadowed by depression, addiction, and misdiagnosis. Pearson refuses to end in a place of relief, asking, “[D]on’t we all / fall into aggregate darkness / for something?” Instead, her poems meditate on the lyric of absence and fragmentation. Pearson’s poems are restless, unsettling, and revelatory.
In this, her second collection of poetry, Nancy K. Pearson explores the possibilities of recovery and transformation in a world where “words cease to matter.” The speaker attempts to reconcile the past—a past shadowed by depression, addiction, and misdiagnosis. Pearson refuses to end in a place of relief, asking, “[D]on’t we all / fall into aggregate darkness / for something?” Instead, her poems meditate on the lyric of absence and fragmentation. Pearson’s poems are restless, unsettling, and revelatory.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
112
Condition
New
Series
Poets Out Loud
Number of Pages
112
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780823271177
SKU
V9780823271177
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About Nancy K. Pearson
Nancy K. Pearson's first book of poems, Two Minutes of Light, received the L. L. Winship / PEN New England award and was named a "Must Read Book" at the 2009 Annual Massachusetts Book Awards. Pearson recently taught poetry at the University of Houston and now lives in Maryland with her partner.
Reviews for The Whole by Contemplation of a Single Bone: Poems
"If Nancy Pearson chose to offer life lessons, moralizing, and even a bit of poemtificating about her struggles with meth addiction and depression in this latest collection, we'd forgive her. Indeed, we'd happily climb mountains to read anything she writes."
Matt Sutherland -Foreword Reviews "Not only one poem but the whole of Nancy K. Pearson's breathtaking second book, The ... Read more
Matt Sutherland -Foreword Reviews "Not only one poem but the whole of Nancy K. Pearson's breathtaking second book, The ... Read more