In his twentieth book, most of which was first composed on the
backs of medical forms while on break as a third-shift medical
technician, Sean Thomas Dougherty brings us a memoir-like prose
sequence reflecting on disability, chronic illness, addiction,
survival, love, and parenthood. In Death Prefers the Minor
Keys, Dougherty offers the reader collaged prose poems, stories and
essays full of dreams, metaphors, aphorisms, parables and
narratives of his work as a caregiver. Moving portraits of
Dougherty’s residents, a series of letters to Death, invocations
of Jewish ancestry through the photography of Roman Vishniac,
imaginary treatments for brain injuries, and half translated short
stories of lives both real and imagined populate this collection.
Through these, Dougherty engages issues of labor, the ontology of
disability, and the mysticism of life. Death Prefers the
Minor Keys is most of all a kind of love letter to Dougherty’s
wife, and her courage and complicity in the face of long-term
illness and addiction. Ultimately, we see how the antidote to
despair can reside in daily acts of caring for other human beings.
General
Imprint: |
B O a Editions, Limited
|
Country of origin: |
United States |
Series: |
American Poets Continuum |
Release date: |
December 2023 |
Authors: |
Sean Thomas Dougherty
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Dimensions: |
177 x 228mm (L x W) |
Pages: |
112 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-960145-06-2 |
Categories: |
Books
|
LSN: |
1-960145-06-1 |
Barcode: |
9781960145062 |
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