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Indexical Elegies
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This collection is ideal for readers interested in contemporary poetry that intertwines philosophy, language, and emotional depth, particularly those who appreciate experimental and intellectually stimulating verse.
Jon Paul Fiorentino's new collection is a whip-smart poetic investigation of anxiety in all its many manifestations.
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With links to intense poetic works like John Berryman's Dream Songs, Gilbert Sorrentino's Corrosive Sublimate, and Erin Moure's Furious, Jon Paul Fiorentino's new collection is a whip-smart poetic investigation of anxiety in all its many manifestations. Anxiety caused by geography, anxieties of influence, and looming worries about loss inform the poems as they weave narrative threads and associations that highlight both the treachery of language and its necessity in shaping human experience: 'All roads, side roads/all text, signage/All seasons, autumn/ all memories, winter.'
The poems here build on Derrida's ideas about the psychological implications of memory and the archival impulse and on philosopher Charles Sanders Peirce's semiotics of 'the index.' Indexical Elegies is a rich, emotionally charged work that showcases Fiorentino's talents at their feisty, engaged best. From its Post-Prairie pamphleteering and its comic Montreal musings to its moving elegies, this is provocative poetry that never loses touch with the reader's pleasure.
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Quill and Quire praises Fiorentino's sharp wit and unique vocabulary. The Montreal Review of Books highlights the book's remarkable power through its exploration of language via puns and aphorisms. Canadian Literature notes the diverse, playful styles attentive to sound and form, marking Fiorentino's poetic skill at its most engaged.
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ISBN: 9781552452349
Publisher: Coach House Books
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 19 October 2006
Country: Canada
Imprint: Coach House Books
Illustration: Illustrations
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Width: 127.0mm
Height: 203.0mm
Weight: 127g
Pages: 80
About the Author
Jon Paul Fiorentino isthe author of thenovel Stripmalling, which was shortlisted for theParagraphe Hugh MacLennan Prize for Fiction, and three poetry collections, including The Theory of the Loser Class, which was shortlisted for the A. M. KleinPrize. He lives in Montreal, where he teaches writing at Concordia University, edits Matrix magazine and runs Snare Books.
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