Field notes from the flood zone / Heather Sellers.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sellers, Heather, 1964- author.

Contributor:

Alumni and Friends Memorial Book Fund.

Series:

American poets continuum series ; no. 192.

American poets continuum series ; no. 192

Language:

English

Genre:

Poetry.

Physical Description:

80 pages ; 23 cm.

Edition:

First Edition.

Place of Publication:

Rochester, NY : BOA Editions, Ltd., 2022.

Summary:

"Drawn from daily observations, Heather Sellers's poems ponder the changing Florida Coast as the population swells and the waters rise"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Part 1

Storm Season Opens p. 11

Virtual Life p. 12

Mid-June, by Mid-Morning p. 13

Rain p. 14

Cathedral p. 15

Sinking p. 17

Flash Flood p. 18

Prone p. 19

Evacuation p. 20

Museum (Zone A) p. 21

Threat p. 22

North Coast p. 23

After the Storm p. 24

Home p. 25

Protection p. 26

High Tide p. 27

Between Storms p. 28

A Cut p. 29

Pool p. 30

Longing, Wading p. 31

Careful, Unfurling p. 32

But Why Do We Live Here? p. 33

Part 2

Fun for Everyone Involved p. 37

My Mother Said p. 39

My Father Said p. 42

Part 3

Thunderbird Motel p. 47

Florida p. 49

The First Time I Went to His House p. 50

Dinner on the Patio, December p. 52

After the Gala p. 53

Aftermaths p. 54

Category Five p. 55

Still Life, Blountstown Gas Station p. 56

Transubstantiation at the Aquatic Life Research Center p. 57

Dry Season p. 59

Drown p. 61

My Viper p. 62

Vortex p. 63

Florida Gold p. 64

From Florida p. 65

Coming Soon! New Home + Pool & Spa p. 66.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Alumni and Friends Memorial Book Fund.

Other Format:

Online version: Sellers, Heather. Field notes from the flood zone

ISBN:

9781950774579

1950774570

OCLC:

1264744032