For lack of a dictionary : poems /
In this debut collection, renowned scholar Rosalind Morris spans the lyrical landscapes of personal experience and global political dilemmas. Organized into four distinct sections, each featuring seven poems that vary in style and content, For Lack of a Dictionary reflects the diverse facets of huma...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Fordham University Press,
[2025].
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| Edition: | First edition. |
| Summary: | In this debut collection, renowned scholar Rosalind Morris spans the lyrical landscapes of personal experience and global political dilemmas. Organized into four distinct sections, each featuring seven poems that vary in style and content, For Lack of a Dictionary reflects the diverse facets of human complexity and the struggle to find a language capable of addressing them. Beginning with a mythopoetic exploration of the self and progressing through varied voices and forms, from the epistolary and the erotic to the elegiac, the collection navigates the absences and presences that shape our interpersonal connections. From Homer's Iliad to Hobbes's Leviathan, and from the intimate letters of the Rosenbergs to the television broadcasts of lunar landings, Morris revisits epic figures of classical literature with a contemporary voice, concluding with poignant reflections on personal loss and the seductive allure of magical thinking in times of grief. |
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| Physical Description: | 77 pages ; 22 cm. |
| ISBN: | 9781531509736 1531509738 |