The Edge of Known Things |
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| Author:
| Madigan, Kelly |
| ISBN: | 978-1-62288-008-9 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 2013 |
| Publisher: | Stephen F. Austin State University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $16.00 |
Book Description:
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The Edge of Known Things is a declaration of reverence, a communication from a nontraditional prophet attempting to both explore and adore the world. What some flinch away from is held up for examination in these poems, poked at with a stick, as the narrator seeks to understand the line between what is already understood and what is hidden. Returning often to the issue of memory--what we know, what we think we recall, what actually happened, what was...
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The Edge of Known Things is a declaration of reverence, a communication from a nontraditional prophet attempting to both explore and adore the world. What some flinch away from is held up for examination in these poems, poked at with a stick, as the narrator seeks to understand the line between what is already understood and what is hidden. Returning often to the issue of memory--what we know, what we think we recall, what actually happened, what was dreamed, imagined or pretended--the poems rotate on deep images in an attempt to separate comprehension from mystery.