Polder

by Chris McCully

Connecting themes of exile, submergence, and reclamation, this imaginative poetry collection explores a variety of complex topics, from a harrowing battle with alcoholism to a redemptive love for Dutch landscapes. Constructed around a series of dialogues between Dutch histories, dialects, faces, and voices both past and present, the volume includes a section entitled "Masterpieces," which imagines conversations with and between paintings by Vermeer,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1847770177
• ISBN13: 9781847770172
• Release Date: August 2009
• Publisher: Carcanet Press
• Length: 80 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.2" x 8.2"