Explores the intersections of poetry, metaphysical thought, and the natural world for a unique literary perspective
Features insights on animals, ghosts, colors, and bees to inspire poetic change
Written in accessible, bold, and subtle prose for engaging readers
Part of the Bagley Wright Lecture Series, offering academic and literary value
Paperback format for convenient reading and review
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By Dorothea Lasky
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Constellating four central topics—ghosts, colors, animals, and bees—in highly attuned prose, Dorothea Lasky explores the powers and complexities of the lyric, “metaphysical I,” which she exposes as one of the central expressions of human wildness. In deceptively simple language carrying profound
