The Swerve [electronic resource]
Julith Jedamus2012
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Julith Jedamus writes with an intensity that is at once passionate and precise.
The poems in The Swerve create unforgettable landscapes: the whorls and spires
of juniper in falling snow, Dutch skies of iridescent grey and lilac, the
fire-scorched mountains of the American West. They are peopled by dancers and
prisoners, sacrificial children and murderous wives; they reshape the
imagination. We see the Netherlands in Van Gogh's colours as he walks and works,
breathing the twilight, and the Thames in Whistler's; Lorca and Euripides are
living presences. The timeless dramas of sacrifice and mourning, rescue and
betrayal are re-enacted, meanings dissolved and remade. Long-vanished children
walk home through the dark, ghosting a path of sparks'. Like the scull she rows
on the Thames, Julith Jedamus's poems skim the fine line / between flying and
drowning', unstable as air', dangerous, alive.
Main title:
The Swerve [electronic resource] / Julith Jedamus
Author:
Julith Jedamus, Author
Imprint:
[Place of publication not identified] : Carcanet Poetry, 2012
Collation:
1 online resource (1 text file) (68 pages)
Audience:
General/trade
System details:
Platform: epubMode of access: Internet
ISBN:
9781847776396
Language:
English
BRN:
428641
Electronic access:
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| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Online | Online resource (Member logon) | indyreads - eBook |