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Joie de Vivre: Selected Poems 1992-2012 by Lisa Jarnot

sloatsj's review against another edition

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3.0

The sections 'Ring of Fire' and 'Black Dog Songs' were wonderful and fun. I much admire Jarnot's willingness just to dive in and go with the poem. But the first section and the last, longish poem were a bit off-putting and difficult to penetrate either intellectually or emotionally. In fact I'd begun this book long ago and put it down because I felt completely left out. Glad I made it through this time. I recommend it if only to see what poetry can do.

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5.0

This collection of poems from the post language school does some really interesting linguistic acrobatics. From collage to erasure, to unexpected anaphora, there is a lot to digest in Jarnot's work. I will be looking into more of her work ASAP.
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