Under Her - Couverture souple

Cox, Alexei Perry

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1554831512 ISBN 13 : 9781554831517

Editeur : Insomniac Press, 2015

Synopsis

These poems examine how language is translated and how sexuality and gender roles are perceived in Lebanon, Syria and Palestine. Crossing country borders and contested nationhood, the collection follows a woman who follows a man who leaves her to fight for her. Each piece in the poetic narrative questions how relationships function and malfunction before, during, and after wars. This is a personal contemplation on the politics of misunderstanding, reinventing and re-examining its ideals through each adventure and dialogue. Indeed, this work explores the idea that while a fixed ideal, in love or politics, may not be possible or even useful, one does desire evidence of something beyond the world of first / takes / appearances / givens -- if only because one does not want to be a slave to the immobility of one's reality. The central characters, instead, are governed by a pursuit of meaning beyond their control. Through a process of repetition and re-editing, capture and recapture, something is made clear to the lovers, even if that clarity is not lasting or the whole picture. In this collection, each poem is interested in taking the closest look at life, over and over again.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

"Alexei Perry Cox is a Montreal-based writer. Under Her was largely written in Beirut. Large music following from when she was in Handsome Furs. The band was signed to the Subpop label and were nominated for numerous awards including Junos and the Polaris."

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Insomniac Press
• Date d'édition: 2015
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1554831512
• ISBN 13: 9781554831517
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 88
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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