Mimi's Trapeze

by J. Allyn Rosser

Book Overview

Rosser's poems have always given a squinty sideways glance at cultural foibles and assumptions. Her distinctive brand of cheery skepticism implies that the genuine pursuit of truth is a virtue that renders tolerable the intolerable. These poems achieve a lyricism that gives free reign to the lush energies of language while remaining transparent enough to communicate something precise, fresh, and unsettling. A driving force behind the poems in Mimi's...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0822963159
• ISBN13: 9780822963158
• Release Date: August 2014
• Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Press
• Length: 112 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.9" x 8.9"