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- The Volcano Sequence
- Book
- 2002
- Published by: University of Pittsburgh Press
- Series: Pitt Poetry Series
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A bold, erotic,and spiritual collection of poetry from well-respected poet and critic Alicia Suskin Ostriker, whose previous two books were both National Book Award finalists.
Table of Contents
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- Front Cover
- p. 1
- Title Page, Copyright Page
- pp. 2-9
- I. Ruthless Radiance
- 1. volcano
- pp. 3-7
- 2. the unmasking
- pp. 8-10
- 4. descent
- pp. 12-25
- II. The Red Thread
- 1. the red thread
- pp. 19-32
- 3. dialogue
- pp. 23-26
- 4. the red thread again
- pp. 27-28
- 5. riddles
- pp. 29-30
- III. Deaths, Transfigurations
- 3. earth: the shekhinah as amnesiac
- pp. 38-40
- IV. Covenant
- 1. preparing for passover
- pp. 45-48
- 2. during the bombing of kosovo
- pp. 49-50
- 3. question and answer
- pp. 51-64
- 4. the wheel
- pp. 52-56
- V. The Mother
- 1. eyesight
- pp. 59-60
- 2. our mothers: a correspondence
- pp. 61-66
- VI. Illusion
- 2. cretan interlude: lasithi plateau
- pp. 70-72
- VII. Turn and Return
- 1. the poet in me says
- pp. 75-79
- 2. days of awe
- pp. 80-84
- VIII. The Volcano and the Covenant
- 1. the volcano breathes
- pp. 87-89
- 3. I decide to call you Being
- pp. 91-92
- 5. toward the millennium
- pp. 97-98
- 6. predawn
- pp. 99-100
- IX. The Space of this Dialogue
- 2. seasonal
- pp. 107-108
- 3. dark smile
- pp. 109-114
- 4. aperture
- pp. 115-118
- Acknowledgments
- pp. 123-124
- Back Cover
- p. 138
Additional Information
ISBN
9780822979401
Related ISBN(s)
9780822957843
MARC Record
OCLC
887803455
Pages
136
Launched on MUSE
2015-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No
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