Lost in the woods with a horse, a mouse, and the ghost of a dead
bird, you will discover if you're meant to live. In Sarah Blake's
epic poem of survival, we follow a nameless main character lost in
the woods. There, they discover the world anew, negotiating their
place among the trees and the rain and the animals. Something
brought them to the woods that nearly killed them, and they're not
sure they want to live through this experience either. But the
world surprises them again and again with beauty and intrigue. They
come to meet a pregnant horse, a curious mouse, and a dead bird,
who is set on haunting them all. Blake examines what makes us human
when removed from the human world, what identity means where it is
a useless thing, and how loss shapes us. In a stunning setting and
with ominous dreams, In Springtime will take you into a magical
world without using any magic at all—just the strangeness of the
woods. 7. If only the night held one dream instead of many. In the
next dream you dig up the bird. In the next dream you dig in the
same place and find a gun. You've shot someone. You weren't
supposed to return to this place where you hid the gun. You're an
idiot in your dream. In the next dream the horse returns. The horse
startles you awake. But you are still asleep. Dreams are some
wicked things. In the next dream you are in a desert. That's
different. You forget what grass is. What it smells like. What the
shadows of trees look like across your legs. You laugh your head
off at the sight of a cactus. In the next dream you can see the
spirit of the bird that will haunt you for weeks. Her tongue makes
you think all of her words will come out garbled. Then you remember
all she does is sing.
General
Imprint: |
Wesleyan University Press
|
Country of origin: |
United States |
Series: |
Wesleyan Poetry Series |
Release date: |
March 2023 |
Authors: |
Sarah Blake
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Dimensions: |
229 x 152mm (L x W) |
Format: |
Hardcover
|
Pages: |
96 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-8195-0025-0 |
Categories: |
Books
|
LSN: |
0-8195-0025-9 |
Barcode: |
9780819500250 |
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