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Imaginary Vessels - by  Paisley Rekdal (Paperback) - 1 of 1

Imaginary Vessels - by Paisley Rekdal (Paperback)

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  • "Compelling, appealing, cinematic . . . Rekdal refreshes the meaning and the image of being displaced in this world.
  • About the Author: Paisley Rekdal: Paisley Rekdal is the author of four books of poetry, a book of personal essays, and a mixed media book of photography, poetry, fiction and non-fiction.
  • 110 Pages
  • Poetry,

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About the Book



Incorporating photography and rigorous research, Imaginary Vessels makes history personal and the personal historical.



Book Synopsis



"Compelling, appealing, cinematic . . . Rekdal refreshes the meaning and the image of being displaced in this world." --The Boston Globe

"Rekdal's work deeply satisfies, for it witnesses and wonders over the necessary struggles of human awareness and being." --Rain Taxi

"In acknowledging the disappointing facts of our existence and singing her way into its amazement, she has created poetry that lives alongside the misery we sometimes witness--and sometimes cause." --Slate

Paisley Rekdal questions how identity and being inhabit metaphorical and personified "vessels," from blown glass and soap bubbles to skulls unearthed at the Colorado State Mental Institution. Whether writing short lyrics or a sonnet sequence celebrating Mae West, Rekdal's intellectually inquisitive and carefully researched poems delight in sound, meter, and head-on engagement. Illustrated with twelve Andrea Modica photographs.

From "You're"

Vague as fog and turnip--hipped, a creel of eels
that slithers in stains. Dirty slate, you're
Diamond Lil. She's you, you say. You're her. She's I. O
Mae, fifth grade, we dressed in feathers and our mothers' slit
pink slips, dipped into your schema and your accent,
aspiring (like you) to be able to order coffee and have it
sound like filth . . .

Paisley Rekdal is the author of four books of poetry, a book of personal essays, and a mixed media book of photography, poetry, fiction and non-fiction. She lives in Salt Lake City and teaches at the University of Utah.



About the Author



Paisley Rekdal: Paisley Rekdal is the author of four books of poetry, a book of personal essays, and a mixed media book of photography, poetry, fiction and non-fiction. She lives in Salt Lake City and teaches at the University of Utah.

Dimensions (Overall): 8.9 Inches (H) x 5.9 Inches (W) x .4 Inches (D)
Weight: .5 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 110
Genre: Poetry
Publisher: Copper Canyon Press
Format: Paperback
Author: Paisley Rekdal
Language: English
Street Date: November 8, 2016
TCIN: 93753682
UPC: 9781556594977
Item Number (DPCI): 247-24-5576
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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