In The House of Marriage, Erin Hanusa searches ruthlessly and
compassionately for deep and strange truth in a world we only
believe we know. Whether set in a field in Tennessee, the lunar
beauty of Egypt's White Desert, or a rain-soaked Plymouth on a
midwestern highway, Hanusa's passionate, candid verse reconciles
longing with understanding. The opening poems deal with objects
close and familiar: animals, landscapes, and the body. Later poems
trace an arc of familial betrayal and forgiveness, while others
spiral through lyric, erotic mystery. Yet each of these
transcendent poems is ultimately concerned with ""knowing the
finite ways we possess / to love, / in learning them all."" With
this remarkable debut, Hanusa affirms her place among America's
most promising young poets. From The House of Marriage: ""No other
proof or clue remains, // no photographs, no bed. // This place is
as fearfulas they said. // I want to see them // move through it
like water, // luscious and damaging, // toward the moment // that
made me.
General
Imprint: |
Louisiana State University Press
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
April 2008 |
First published: |
April 2008 |
Authors: |
Erin Hanusa
• Dan Rather
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Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 6mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback
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Pages: |
64 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-8071-3299-9 |
Categories: |
Books
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LSN: |
0-8071-3299-3 |
Barcode: |
9780807132999 |
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