Brand, Dionne
The Blue Clerk: Ars Poetica in 59 Versos
- ISBN 13:
- 9781478000204
- author:
- Brand, Dionne
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Duke University Press
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2022
- Pages:
- 248
- Dimensions:
- 21.6 x 14 x 1.3 centimetres (0.2
- Genre:
- Poetry, Canadian, Poetry,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 7 working days
Description
The Blue Clerk Ars Poetica in 59 Versos by Dionne Brand is a profound exploration of the act and difficulty of writing, the relationship between the poet and the world, and the link between author and art. Through a series of haunting prose poems, Brand stages a conversation and an argument between the poet and the Blue Clerk, who is the keeper of the poet's pages. In these dialogues, the poet and the clerk invoke a host of writers, philosophers, and artists, from Jacob Lawrence to Jorge Luis Borges, to explore memory, language, culture, and time. Brand offers a moving philosophy of writing and a wide-ranging analysis of the present world, inviting the reader to engage with the resonant meanings of the withheld. This collection of essay poems is a powerful and moving work that invites readers to reflect on the complexities of writing and the world around us.
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