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- Whirlwind
- Book
- 2012
- Published by: University of Pittsburgh Press
- Series: Pitt Poetry Series
summary
Whirlwind is one woman’s frank, witty, mordant, sexy look at the breakup of a marriage and its emotional aftermath. With her characteristic linguistic play and mixture of poetic registers and styles, Sharon Dolin takes her readers on an off-the-tracks emotional ride through the whirlwind that goes by the name of divorce. Hang on tight. Here poems are never merely confessional, but use formal aplomb to ride the white-heat rage, hurt, denial, reflection, regret, wistfulness, desire, and sexual passion as they go hurtling through the many stages of grief after the death of a relationship and the rebirth of a more vital self. Dolin tackles difficult subjects unflinchingly in her poems: such as betrayal and the shame of the one being betrayed, being a parent within a volatile breakup, as well as some startling poems on the reawakening of sexuality and an attention to the natural world and politics. In her poem that won a Pushcart Prize, she dons the mask of the Furies to confront her ex-husband and his lover. A journalist of her own heart, Sharon Dolin has written a brazen collection that seethes with the pressure of a story to tell: cathartic and thrilling in equal measure.
Table of Contents
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- I. Smudging
- pp. 1-30
- II. Playing my Part
- pp. 31-54
- III. Happiness Is Luck
- pp. 55-72
- Acknowledgements
- pp. 77-78
Additional Information
ISBN
9780822978404
Related ISBN(s)
9780822962212
MARC Record
OCLC
830023040
Pages
80
Launched on MUSE
2012-12-20
Language
English
Open Access
No