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The Sleeve Waves
University of Wisconsin Press, 2014 Paper: 978-0-299-29964-4 | eISBN: 978-0-299-29963-7 Library of Congress Classification PS3619.O73A6 2014 Dewey Decimal Classification 811.6
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ABOUT THIS BOOK
Winner of the 2014 Felix Pollak Prize in Poetry, selected by Naomi Shihab Nye Inspired by thrift store knit sleeves, punk rock record sleeves, and, of course, print book sleeves, Angela Sorby explores how the concrete world hails us in waves of color and sound. She asks implicitly, “What makes the sleeve wave? Is it the body or some force larger than the self?” As Sorby’s tough, ironic, and subtly political voice repeatedly insists, we apprehend, use, and release more energy than we can possibly control. This collection includes two main parts—one visual, one aural—flanking a central pastoral poem sung by Virgilian sheep. Meant to be read both silently and aloud, the poems in The Sleeve Waves meditate on how almost everything—like light and sound—comes to us in waves that break and vanish and yet continue. Outstanding Achievement in Poetry Award, Wisconsin Library Association Honorable Mention, Edna Meudt Poetry Book Award, Council of Wisconsin Writers See other books on: American | Poetry | Sorby, Angela See other titles from University of Wisconsin Press |
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The Sleeve Waves
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University of Wisconsin Press, 2014
Paper: 978-0-299-29964-4
eISBN: 978-0-299-29963-7
Paper: 978-0-299-29964-4
eISBN: 978-0-299-29963-7
Winner of the 2014 Felix Pollak Prize in Poetry, selected by Naomi Shihab Nye
Inspired by thrift store knit sleeves, punk rock record sleeves, and, of course, print book sleeves, Angela Sorby explores how the concrete world hails us in waves of color and sound. She asks implicitly, “What makes the sleeve wave? Is it the body or some force larger than the self?” As Sorby’s tough, ironic, and subtly political voice repeatedly insists, we apprehend, use, and release more energy than we can possibly control. This collection includes two main parts—one visual, one aural—flanking a central pastoral poem sung by Virgilian sheep. Meant to be read both silently and aloud, the poems in The Sleeve Waves meditate on how almost everything—like light and sound—comes to us in waves that break and vanish and yet continue.
Outstanding Achievement in Poetry Award, Wisconsin Library Association
Honorable Mention, Edna Meudt Poetry Book Award, Council of Wisconsin Writers
Outstanding Achievement in Poetry Award, Wisconsin Library Association
Honorable Mention, Edna Meudt Poetry Book Award, Council of Wisconsin Writers
ABOUT THIS BOOK | AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY | TOC | REQUEST ACCESSIBLE FILE
