For Lack of a Dictionary

Häftad, Engelska, 2025

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Beskrivning

Poetry that weaves personal narratives with deep political insights, masterfully exploring the intricate intersections of history, philosophy, and emotionIn this debut collection, renowned scholar Rosalind Morris spans the lyrical landscapes of personal experience and global political dilemmas. Organized into four distinct sections, each featuring seven poems that vary in style and content, For Lack of a Dictionary reflects the diverse facets of human complexity and the struggle to find a language capable of addressing them. Beginning with a mythopoetic exploration of the self and progressing through varied voices and forms—from the epistolary and the erotic to the elegiac—the collection navigates the absences and presences that shape our interpersonal connections. From Homer's Iliad to Hobbes's Leviathan, and from the intimate letters of the Rosenbergs to the television broadcasts of lunar landings, Morris revisits epic figures of classical literature with a contemporary voice, concluding with poignant reflections on personal loss and the seductive allure of magical thinking in times of grief.In the tradition of Adrienne Rich and Muriel Rukeyser, Morris engages in a dialogue that challenges and enlightens, positioning For Lack of a Dictionary as a profound commentary on the intersections of personal and political realms.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2025-04-01
Mått:140 x 216 x 9 mm
Vikt:113 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:80
Förlag:Fordham University Press
ISBN:9781531509736

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Rosalind Morris, Professor of Anthropology at Columbia University, is a prolific writer and scholar. Her recent books include Unstable Ground: The Lives, Deaths, and Afterlives of Gold in South Africa and Accounts and Drawings from Underground, co-created with William Kentridge. Recognized with Rockefeller and Guggenheim fellowships, a Berlin Prize, and residencies at prestigious institutions, as well as film festival prizes, Morris's academic and creative works traverse disciplinary boundaries with artfulness, courage, and precision. Visit www.rosalindcmorris.com for more.

Innehållsförteckning

If I AmIf I Am Six 3If I Am Seven 5Ten in the Library 7Eleven: Grammar Lessons 8Befindlichkeit 9The New Girl 11Patty Hearst Pays a Visit 13Everyone Burns Their WitchesFear and I Are Twins 17Huntsville, TX 21If in a Tomb 27Letter to the Front in a Time of AIDS 34Late Night News 36Here and There 37Blue 39Ways of SeeingDreaming Eden 43Eyeless in Summer 45K, Accountant 48Blackest Above the Abattoir 51Variorum on Emily Dickinson's Bluebird 53The Astronaut in Isolation 55Ways of Seeing (a Memory of Italy) 56Something Gets PlantedThe Moons of Fifty 61Transit of Mercury 66Reading Dante in St. John the Divine Cathedral 67Hudson River Rhapsody 68Latenight, Called by You 70Sappho's Foot 71Something Gets Planted 73Notes and Acknowledgments 77