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DescriptionThe poems in Chris Jennings's long-awaited debut poetry collection are linked at their core by a preoccupation with the ways objects or moments become charged with meani ng. Narrative occupies the territory of memory, making the most ordinary things--a classified ad, the odds and ends of an estate auction, graffiti, an antique lancet, a vegetable stand--touchstones and reliquaries of other lives. Sometimes reserved, sometimes exploring what a poet can do with excess, Jennings moves fluidly between objective detachment, quiet intimacy and the tone of a cynic in a sentimental mood. Details Nightwood EditionsISBN: 9780889712652Paperback / softback5.5 in x 8.0 in - 96 ppPublication Date: 20120416BISAC Subject(s):: POE011000-POETRY / Canadian / General : Show more