Asylum: A Personal, Historical, Natural Inquiry in 103 Lyric Sections

by Jill Bialosky

Book Overview

This book-length sequence by the critically acclaimed poet is a seeker's story, revealing personal and historical traumas and how we search for understanding and meaning in their wake.

In Asylum, poet Jill Bialosky embarks on a Virgilian journey, building a narrative sequence from 103 elegant poems and prose sections that cohere in their intensity and their need to explore darkness and sustenance both.

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0525657096
• ISBN13: 9780525657095
• Release Date: August 2020
• Publisher: Knopf Publishing Group
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.9" x 8.5"