Overview
The women in Allison Adairās debut collectionāluminous and electric from the first line to the lastālive in places that have been excavated for gold and precious ores. They understand the nature of being hollowed out, of being āthe planetās stone / core as it tries to carve out one secret place and fails.ā And so, as these poems take us from the midst of the Civil War to our current era, they chart fairy tales that are at once unsettling and painfully familiar, never forgetting that cruelty compels us to search for tenderness. āWhat if this time,ā they ask, āinstead of crumbs the girl drops / teeth, her own, what else does she have.ā
Adair sees the dirt beneath our nails, both alone and as a country, and pries it gently loose until we remember something of who we are, āfrom before . . . from a similar injury or kiss.ā There is a dark tension in this work, and its product is wholly āan alchemical feat, turning horror into beautyā (Boston Globe).
This book title, The Clearing (Poems) - 9781639550234, ISBN: 9781639550234, by Allison Adair, published by Milkweed Editions (June 7, 2022) is available in paperback. Our minimum order quantity is 25 copies. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days.
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