
Tracer
Richard Greenfield(Author)
Omnidawn Publishing
Published on 1. May 2009
Book
Paperback/Softback
96 pages
978-1-890650-38-4 (ISBN)
Description
Ethical and outspoken, this assortment of poems delves into subject matters such as possession and dominance--which so often come cloaked in the placating language of stewardship--as well as the destruction wreaked upon the planet's natural and social environments. Candid in their reflections upon the limits of morality and honesty, these lyric poems seek to emancipate the voice of witness from despair due to the current state of conflict in the world. Attempting to free communication from any means of restraint, words in this compilation allude to the 'tracer' who exposes an image's delicate outline at one moment, and to tracer ammunition that lethally illuminates a target in the dark the next. Daring and expressive, these poems examine both the savage and the beautiful aspects of existence.
Reviews / Votes
"The work here is fierce, tender, and precise." --Susan Howe, poet and critic "Greenfield inhabits 'the outskirts' ... 'in the fringe month' in this collection, raising questions of locality: where and how one fits into and functions in the world." --Prick of the Spindle Web MagazineMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
Richmond, CA
United States
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 228 mm
Width: 149 mm
Thickness: 10 mm
Weight
171 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-890650-38-4 (9781890650384)
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Person
RICHARD GREENFIELD is the author of A Carnage in the Lovetrees (University of California Press), which was listed as a Top Ten University Press Book by BookSense in 2003. His poetry has appeared in Boston Review, Colorado Review, Denver Quarterly, Electronic Poetry Review, Five Fingers Review, Lit, Soft Targets, Volt, and others. He is co-editor of Apostrophe Books, a small press of poetry. Born in Hemet, California, he spent his early childhood in Southern California and later lived in the Pacific Northwest. He earned a PhD in English from the University of Denver, where he was a Frankel Fellow.