Rookery / Traci Brimhall.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Brimhall, Traci, 1982-

Series:

Crab Orchard award series in poetry.

Crab Orchard series in poetry

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

American poetry.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (98 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Carbondale [Ill.] : Southern Illinois University Press, c2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Traveling to the most intimate extremes of the human heart Fraught with madness, brutality, and ecstasy, Traci Brimhall s Rookery delves into the darkest and most remote corners of the human experience. From the graveyards and battlefields of the Civil War to the ancient forests of Brazil, from desire to despair, landscapes both literal and emotional are traversed in this unforgettable collection of poems. Brimhall guides readers through ever-winding mazes of heartbreak and treachery, and the euphoric dreams of missionaries. The end of days, the intoxication of religion that at times borders on terror, and the post-evangelical experience intertwine with the haunting redemptions and metamorphoses found in violence. These tender yet ruthless poems, brimming with danger and longing, lure readers to a place where everyone is transformed by suffering. "

Contents:

Cover

Book Title

Copyright Page

Contents

Acknowledgments

Prayer for Deeper Water

1. (n) Colony of rooks

Aubade with a Broken Neck

Aubade with a Fox and a Birthmark

Dueling Sonnets on the Railroad Tracks

Aubade in Which the Bats Tried to Warn Me

Aubade in Which I Untangle Her Hair

Oneiromancy

Aubade with a Panic of Hearts

Regret with Wildflowers

Concerning Cuttlefish and Ugolino

Appalachian Aubade

Restoration of the Saints

Noli Me Tangere

Requiem with Coal, Butterflies, and Terrible Angels

2. (n) A breeding place

Fiat Lux

Elegy with Mosquitoes, Peppermints, and a Snapping Turtle

The Summer after They Crashed and Drowned

Discipline with Lines from First Corinthians

To the Tall Stranger Who Kept His Hands in His Pockets, Fourteen Years Later

The Bullet Collector

Chastity Belt Lesson

On a Mission Trip to Philadelphia I Begin to Fear the Inside of My Body

Missionary Child

Possession

Glossolalia

Why He Leaves

Echolalia, Saint Armands Key

Leviathan: A Rapture

Through a Glass Darkly

Prayer for Sunlight and Hunger

3. (n) A crowded tenement house

Ars Poetica

Nocturne with Clay Horses

Via Dolorosa

Falling

The Saints Go Marching

Battle Hymn

At a Party on Ellis Island, Watching Fireworks

The Women Are Ordered to Clear the Bodies of Suitors Slain by Ulysses

Dressing Heads

Margaret Garner Explains It to Her Daughter

A Dead Woman Speaks to Her Resurrectionist

The Light in the Basement

Come Back to Me

American Pastoral

Kingdom Come

Nocturne with Oil Rigs and Jasmine

Prayer to Delay the Apocalypse

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Back Cover.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

ISBN:

1-280-69795-4

9786613674913

0-8093-8579-1

OCLC:

733344915