Description
Winner of the May Sarton New Hampshire Poetry Prize.
Auguries & Divinations tracks a young woman's coming-of-age, attuned to the unspoken rules (and liabilities) of women's lives, the suburban underworld, and the energies of eros. An older woman, Lucie, becomes the narrator's Beatrice in love and survival, and she returns to New England seasoned and ready to claim a life of her own making, drawing on her study of the love lyric--from Catullus to Frank Bidart--and the classical practice of augury, or observing the birds to discern human fate.
Brad Crenshaw, in choosing the book for the May Sarton New Hampshire Poetry Prize, notes: "Heather Treseler is compelling. We immediately want to listen to her the way we might listen to a lyric singer full of melody and rhythm... But make no mistake, running through all her lyricism is a staring, unblinking intelligence that informs us about what she sees. Her vision is inclusive, generous, wide-ranging, and enthralling."
Author: Heather Treseler
Publisher: Bauhan Pub
Published: 04/10/2024
Pages: 120
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.35lbs
Size: 8.43h x 6.30w x 0.47d
ISBN13: 9780872333826
ISBN10: 0872333825
BISAC Categories:
- Poetry | American | General
- Poetry | Women Authors
Auguries & Divinations tracks a young woman's coming-of-age, attuned to the unspoken rules (and liabilities) of women's lives, the suburban underworld, and the energies of eros. An older woman, Lucie, becomes the narrator's Beatrice in love and survival, and she returns to New England seasoned and ready to claim a life of her own making, drawing on her study of the love lyric--from Catullus to Frank Bidart--and the classical practice of augury, or observing the birds to discern human fate.
Brad Crenshaw, in choosing the book for the May Sarton New Hampshire Poetry Prize, notes: "Heather Treseler is compelling. We immediately want to listen to her the way we might listen to a lyric singer full of melody and rhythm... But make no mistake, running through all her lyricism is a staring, unblinking intelligence that informs us about what she sees. Her vision is inclusive, generous, wide-ranging, and enthralling."
Author: Heather Treseler
Publisher: Bauhan Pub
Published: 04/10/2024
Pages: 120
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.35lbs
Size: 8.43h x 6.30w x 0.47d
ISBN13: 9780872333826
ISBN10: 0872333825
BISAC Categories:
- Poetry | American | General
- Poetry | Women Authors