| Yes Thorn Contributor(s): Munson, Amy (Author) |
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ISBN: 1936797887 ISBN-13: 9781936797882 Publisher: Tupelo Press OUR PRICE: $18.95 Product Type: Paperback Published: October 2016 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Poetry | American - General - Poetry | Subjects & Themes - Nature - Poetry | Women Authors |
| Dewey: 811.6 |
| LCCN: 2016039553 |
| Series: Berkshire Award |
| Physical Information: 0.22" H x 6" W x 9" (0.26 lbs) 84 pages |
| Themes: - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Poetry. Winner of the Berkshire Prize for a First or Second Book of Poetry, selected by Paisley Rekdal. YES THORN abides with mysteries--mortality, spirituality, sexuality, nature, divinity, love--and interrogates them without necessarily pressing toward or expecting explanation. Its diction is sometimes ornate, but language and images that dwell in more classically lyric places are often undercut or mixed with tougher, blunter elements. YES THORN uses language in new and exciting ways. And I admire how this poet asks the critical questions: What connects us, to each other and to belief? Can we be connected--to ideas, to lovers, to religious belief, to family--without also being inscribed by these connections? Can we be moved by desire and longing without becoming subject to them?--Paisley Rekdal |
Contributor Bio(s): Munson, Amy: - Amy Munson lives in Minneapolis. Her work has received grants and support from the McKnight Foundation, the Jerome Foundation, and the Minnesota State Arts Board and has appeared in journals such as the Kenyon Review, the Gettysburg Review, West Branch, and Image. She received her MFA in poetry from Eastern Washington University's Inland Northwest Center for Writers, and she teaches at the University of Northwestern-St. Paul. |