After her mother died, poet Victoria Chang refused to write elegies. Rather, she distilled her grief during a feverish two weeks by writing scores of poetic obituaries for all she lost in the world.

Obit

After her mother died, poet Victoria Chang refused to write elegies. Rather, she distilled her grief during a feverish two weeks by writing scores of poetic obituaries for all she lost in the world. In Obit, Chang writes of â€œthe way memory gets up after someone has died and starts walking.â€ These poems reinvent the form of newspaper obituary to both name what has died (â€œcivility,â€ â€œlanguage,â€ â€œthe future,â€ â€œMotherâ€™s blue dressâ€) and the cultural impact of death on the living. Whereas elegy attempts to immortalize the dead, an obituary expresses loss, and the love for the dead becomes a conduit for self-expression. In this unflinching and lyrical book, Chang meets her grief and creates a powerful testament for the living.
Country USA
Brand Copper Canyon Press
Manufacturer Copper Canyon Press
Binding Paperback
ReleaseDate 2020-04-07
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781556595745

Obit