100 Notes on Violence

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By Julie Carr

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100 Notes on Violence is a powerful and experimental collection of poems by Julie Carr, meticulously examining violence in intimate and societal contexts. The work blends obsessive research—including references to figures like Walt Whitman and Emily Dickinson, as well as disturbing sources such as hate group websites—with lyrical reflections that confront violence's harsh realities. Carr's poems serve as a diary, document, and dream log exploring both the devastation caused by violence and its opposing forces of love, care, and community.
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This collection will resonate with readers interested in contemporary poetry that tackles challenging social issues, especially violence and its effects, through innovative and research-driven writing. Suitable for those who appreciate lyricism intertwined with experimental form and critical cultural exploration.

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Back in print, Carr’s powerful poems seek out and face violence and its counterforces.

Julie Carr obsessively researches instances of intimate terrorism, looking everywhere from Walt Whitman and Emily Dickinson to lists of phobias and weapon-store catalogues. She searches for what can be learned from the statistics, the statements by and about rapists and killers, the websites of hate groups, and the capacity for cruelty that lies within all of us.

100 Notes on Violence is a diary, a document, and a dream log of the violence that grips America and devastates so many. But Carr also offers a layered and lyric tribute to violence’s counterforces: love, commonality, and care. Her unflinching “notes” provoke our minds and burrow into our emotions, leading us to confront our fears and our own complicity.

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Critics praise Carr's sprawling, experimental approach, highlighting how the collection mixes personal reflection with rigorous research. Publishers Weekly notes its examination of violence permeating daily life, while Gently Read Literature acknowledges Carr's effort to articulate the ineffable experiences of violence through poetry. Jacket2 commends her innovative use of language to convey complex emotions beyond conventional sense, exploring words as both limitation and liberation.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781632431097

Publisher: Omnidawn Publishing

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 30 November 2023

Country: United States

Imprint: Omnidawn Publishing

Audience: Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Width: 6.0mm

Height: 9.0mm

Weight: 250g

Pages: 110

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Arts & Culture Julie Carr Non-Fiction Poetry

About the Author

Julie Carr is the author of ten books of poetry and prose, including Objects from a Borrowed Confession, Someone Shot my Book, and Real Life: An Installation, the latter also published by Omnidawn. With Jeffrey Robinson, she is the coeditor of Active Romanticism. She is the cofounder of Counterpath Press, Counterpath Gallery, and Counterpath Community Garden in Denver. Carr is professor at the University of Colorado Boulder in the Department of English and the Intermedia Art, Writing and Performance program.