Description
A collection of poems that delve into the experience of living with bipolar disorder. This collection of poetry explores the disruptive state of psychosis, with all its insights and follies, and the challenges of living life after a departure from the self. These poems reach for an understanding of the ecstasy and tragedy of madness through both lyric and prose forms that mimic the sublime state of mania through their engagement with language. Ordinary life becomes strange in these poems, which are playful and humorous at times and dark at others, as they seek resolution to the question of what happens when the mind overthrows the body.
Author: Jennifer Metsker
Publisher: New Issues Poetry and Prose
Published: 12/06/2021
Pages: 104
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.30lbs
Size: 8.30h x 5.90w x 0.40d
ISBN13: 9781936970711
ISBN10: 1936970716
BISAC Categories:
- Poetry | American | General
- Poetry | Women Authors
Author: Jennifer Metsker
Publisher: New Issues Poetry and Prose
Published: 12/06/2021
Pages: 104
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.30lbs
Size: 8.30h x 5.90w x 0.40d
ISBN13: 9781936970711
ISBN10: 1936970716
BISAC Categories:
- Poetry | American | General
- Poetry | Women Authors
About the Author
Jennifer Metsker is writing coordinator at the Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design. Her poetry has been featured in Gulf Coast, the Southern Review, Michigan Quarterly, The Journal, Rhino, Beloit Poetry Journal, Cream City Review, and the BBC Radio show Short Cuts. She lives in Ann Arbor, Michigan.