Atomizer : poems / Elizabeth A. I. Powell.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Powell, Elizabeth (Poet), author.

Language:

English

Genre:

Poetry.

Physical Description:

93 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Baton Rouge : Louisiana State University Press, [2020]

Summary:

"The French philosopher Alain Badiou has described a moment of contemporary crisis in which love is threatened by commercialization, as dating sites and advertising campaigns work to rob human encounters of their chance and feeling. In "Atomizer," Elizabeth A. I. Powell examines love in its current contexts, asking if it is even appropriate to write about love in a time heading toward fascism. With honesty and humor, her poems explore fragrance and perfumery as a way to biological and religious seduction. Powell confronts questions of materialism and body image with probing insights into the physical and psychological contours of emotional relationships. A work of lyrical beauty and surprise, infused throughout with fierce personality, "Atomizer" offers a cultural, political, and sociological account of love in the present moment"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: I. TOP NOTES: Bergamot, Blood, Clouds, Clove, Metal Desk

The Girl from Ipanema

When the Insemination Man Comes to the Farm

Ars Poetica

Killing Rabbits

Escape

E-Diptych

In the Shadow

The Box

At Old Yankee Stadium

The Ordinary Odor of Reality

In Vilnius

Shulammite

Burlington Is Nuts Today

Lying Perfume Bottle of Chanel Pour Monsieur

The Book of Sires

Umpire

Hidden in Plain Sight

Spritz

An Alabaster Jar of Nard

II. Heart Notes: Patchouli, Bedsheet, Cut Grass, Oak Moss, Burning Hair

Things that Aren't Good

Self-Portrait: Smell Me

Cinema Verite

A Warning

Portrait of Woman in Bath

Driving Home up Poker Hill I Consider: So What

Poem with Atoms in It

III. Base Notes: Musk, Steamer Trunk, Ylang-Ylang, Vetiver, Snow

Object and Experience

I'm Not Going to Knit You a Sweater

Fumigation

Stalking Me Onomatopoetically

Letter from American Airspace

Judith Perfumes Herself

Shorewood Hills

Guerlain Imperiale (Bedroom),1853.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Other Format:

Online version: Powell, Elizabeth Atomizer

ISBN:

9780807173909

0807173908

OCLC:

1147944465