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Highlights
- In Brood, Kimiko Hahn trains her eye on the commonplace--clothespins, bees, papaya, perfume, poached eggs, a sponge, fire, sand dollars--and reveals their very essence in concise evocative language.
- About the Author: Kimiko Hahn is the author of ten books of poetry, including most recently, Brain Fever (Norton, 2014).
- 32 Pages
- Poetry, American
- Series Name: Quarternote Chapbook
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About the Book
Kimiko Hahn trains her eye on the commonplace--clothespins, bees, papaya, a sponge, fire--revealing their essence with evocative concision.
Book Synopsis
In Brood, Kimiko Hahn trains her eye on the commonplace--clothespins, bees, papaya, perfume, poached eggs, a sponge, fire, sand dollars--and reveals their very essence in concise evocative language. Underlying these little gems is a sense of loss, a mother's death or a longing for childhood. "Brood" connotes the bundling of family or beasts, but also dark thinking, and both are at play here where the less said, the better.
Kimiko Hahn is the author of ten books of poetry, including most recently, Brain Fever (Norton, 2014). She has received numerous honors, including the PSA's Shelley Memorial Prize, the PEN/Voelcker Award, and fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts, Guggenheim Foundation, and New York Foundation for the Arts. She is a distinguished professor in creative writing at Queens College (CUNY) and lives in Forest Hills, New York.
Review Quotes
"Kimiko Hahn's poems glow with concentrated energy."
--Boston Review
"One of the most important poets of our time."
--Bomb
"Kimiko Hahn stands as a welcome voice of experimentation and passion."
--Bloomsbury Review
"Kimiko Hahn's poems glow with concentrated energy."
--Boston Review "One of the most important poets of our time."
--Bomb "Kimiko Hahn stands as a welcome voice of experimentation and passion."
--Bloomsbury Review
About the Author
Kimiko Hahn is the author of ten books of poetry, including most recently, Brain Fever (Norton, 2014). She has received numerous honors, including the PSA's Shelley Memorial Prize, the PEN/Voelcker Award, and fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts, Guggenheim Foundation, and New York Foundation for the Arts. She is a distinguished professor in creative writing at Queens College (CUNY) and lives in Forest Hills, New York.