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Post Romantic

Poems

Kathleen Flenniken author Linda Bierds editor

Format:Hardback

Publisher:University of Washington Press

Published:15th Oct '20

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Post Romantic cover

Expansive poems connect personal, national, and global histories

In her wide-ranging third book, poet Kathleen Flenniken undertakes the difficult task of re-seeing what is before us. Post Romantic fuses personal memory with national and ecological upheaval, interweaving narratives of family, nuclear history, love of country, and a dangerous age moving too fast. Flenniken takes these challenging moments—bits and pieces of childhood, marriage, cultural touchstones—and holds them up to the light, seeking comfort in a complicated world that is at once heartbreaking, confounding, and dear.

"Concerned with nostalgia, masculinity, and the state of America, the 2014 Washington State Poet Laureate’s latest collection holds a magnifying glass to the personal and political past to understand how it shapes our present."

* Ampersand Magazine *

"Post Romantic explores and weaves together the politics of country and self... clear, straightforward yet nuanced poems."

* Poetry Northwe

  • Runner-up for Pacific Northwest Book Awards (PNBA) 2021 (United States)

ISBN: 9780295747798

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 295g

104 pages