| Nerve Storm Contributor(s): Gerstler, Amy (Author) |
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ISBN: 0140587039 ISBN-13: 9780140587036 Publisher: Penguin Adult Hc/Tr OUR PRICE: $22.80 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 1993 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Poetry | American - General - Poetry | Women Authors - Poetry | Subjects & Themes - Inspirational & Religious |
| Dewey: 811.54 |
| LCCN: 93014681 |
| Series: Penguin Poets |
| Physical Information: 0.31" H x 5.44" W x 8.41" (0.23 lbs) 112 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Your thoughts become fluid, volatile; their aroma fills the room. This is a nerve storm. In her first collection since Bitter Angel, winner of the 1991 National Book Critics Circle Award, Amy Gerstler explores themes of suffering and redemption through a heady blend of folklore, popular culture, and the natural world in Nerve Storm. The poet Eileen Myles has said that the supernatural, the sexy mundane, the out-of-sight are simply Gerstler's] materials, employed as they might be in a piece of religious art. A crackling wit and whimsical instinct guide this collection as Gerstler traipses through humanity's triumphs and blunders, effortlessly revealing the surreal and surprising possibilities inherent in everyday life. |
