Love song to the demon-possessed pigs of Gadara / William Fargason.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fargason, William, 1988- author.

Series:

Iowa poetry prize

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

American poetry--21st century.

American poetry.

Genre:

Poetry.

Physical Description:

92 pages ; 21 cm.

Place of Publication:

Iowa City : University of Iowa Press, [2020]

Summary:

"Love Song to the Demon Possessed Pigs of Gadarra explores what might be born from the intersections of masculinity, mental illness, and embodied suffering. In his debut collection, William Fargason inspects the pain of memory alongside the pain of the physical body. In a complicated milieu of power and love, a father figure carves the speaker's masculinity. This process is mirrored by a tenuous relationship with God formed in the Deep South where the father's word is ever the last. Fargason takes language to its limits to demonstrate how grief is given a voice. His speaker confronts illness, grapples with grief, and heals after loss in its most crushing forms. These poems attempt to make sense of trauma in a time of belligerent fathers and unacceptable answers. Fargason necessarily confronts toxic masculinity while navigating spiritual and emotional vulnerability"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Einstein's Dinner p. 5

Jane and the Bushel p. 7

Jane's Desk p. 8

Seven Students p. 10

The Art Room p. 12

Examples of the Interrogative in Jane's Kitchen p. 13

Jane's Shame p. 14

Jane in the Guest Room p. 15

The Pedestal p. 16

Carte Blanche p. 17

A Guide to Jane's Office p. 18

Jane in the Passenger Seat p. 23

Diagnosis: Jane p. 24

Jane Alone p. 25

The Obstetrician's Lesson p. 26

The Doll in the Convent p. 27

Warp and Weft p. 28

Questions on Jane's Birthday p. 30

Mary's Year p. 31

Jane in the Interlude p. 51

Jane and the Escapes p. 52

A Concept of Service p. 53

Examples of the Declarative in Jane's Kitchen p. 54

Life-Sized Portrait p. 55

Examples of the Imperative in Jane's Kitchen p. 56

The Ballet Master p. 57

The Vocation of Saint Thérèse p. 58

Basic Reader p. 59

A Small Movement of Freedom inside of Fate p. 60

Jane and the Visitors p. 62

Jane's Souvenir p. 63

Matisse's Great-Granddaughter, or Jane and the Long Way p. 67.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Other Format:

Online version: Fargason, William, 1988- Love song to the demon-possessed pigs of gadara

ISBN:

9781609387075

1609387074

1609387058

9781609387051

OCLC:

1122681631