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Milkweed Smithereens
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One striking poem, The Lobelias of Fear, evokes the tension of living through a global crisis with lines like:
…but how will we, still alive, socialize
in the winter? wrapped in bear skins
we'll sit around pot-bellied stoves eating
the lobelias of fear left over from desperation,
last summer's woodland sunflowers and bee balm remind us of black
cherries eaten in a hurry
while the yard grows in the moonlight
shrinking like a salary …
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This collection will appeal to readers interested in contemporary poetry that combines intimacy, invention, and reflections on nature and pandemic life. Fans of thoughtful, experimental verse and those who appreciate poetic wit and emotional depth will find it rewarding.
A career-spanning bouquet of poems by the peerless and inimitable Bernadette Mayer
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Milkweed Smithereens gathers lively, wickedly smart, intimate, and indelible Bernadette Mayer poems. The volume ranges from brand-new nature poems, pastiches, sequences, epigrams, and excerpts from her Covid Diary and Second World of Nature to early poems and sonnets found in the attic or rooted out in the UC San Diego archive.
The world of nature and the pandemic loom large, as in her poem "The Lobelias of Fear":
…but how will we, still alive, socialize
in the winter? wrapped in bear skins
we'll sit around pot-bellied stoves eating
the lobelias of fear left over from desperation,
last summer's woodland sunflowers and bee balm remind us of black
cherries eaten in a hurry
while the yard grows in the moonlight
shrinking like a salary …
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Critics praise Mayer's work for its inventive, challenging, and generous poetic voice. The New Yorker highlights her ability to blend nonsense and sense, calling it fitting for uncertain times. Michael Palmer lauds her erotic energy and intelligence, while Robert Creeley celebrates her genius and generosity. The Washington Post notes her brilliant observation and surprising linguistic playfulness. Vulture describes the collection as bracing, carnal, and a dynamic exploration of contemporary consciousness.
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9780811229227
Publisher: New Directions Publishing Corporation
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 01 November 2022
Country: United States
Imprint: New Directions Publishing Corporation
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 8.0mm
Width: 152.0mm
Height: 229.0mm
Weight: 145g
Pages: 96
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About the Author
Called “a consummate poet” by Robert Creeley, Bernadette Mayer was born in Brooklyn, New York, in 1945. A most prolific poet, her first book was published at the age of twenty-three. Many texts later she continues to write progressive poetry from her home in East Nassau, New York. For many years Mayer lived and worked on the Lower East Side of Manhattan where she was the Director of St. Mark’s Poetry Project from 1980-1984. Bernadette Mayer has received grants and awards from PEN American Center, The Foundation for Contemporary Performance Art, the NEA, The Academy of American Poets, and The American Academy of Arts and Letters.
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