Civilization [Paperback]

Elizabeth Arnold (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0978746708 | ISBN-13: 978-0978746704 | Publication Date: January 1, 2006

Poetry. CIVILIZATION is Elizabeth Arnold's second volume of poetry. In deft yet emphatic syntax, these poems move from politics and history to an intimate gesture, from ancient fragments and architectural facades to a father's face. The layers she excavates in the process are both archaeological and psychological; at the limits of civilization we find both silence and archaic force, "the white-noise granulated light, a sand-storm whiteout." As Eleanor Wilner writes, "These spare and unsparing lines, taut with a formidable restraint, vibrate to frequencies that her almost preternaturally acute perception allows us to share."

Editorial Reviews

From the Publisher

Elizabeth Arnold's high-tension lines cross a vast space--astronomical, historical and personal--a space expansive and annihilating, whether measured in light years, epochs, or by that vertigo felt when those close to us leave us out of what they see. These spare and unsparing lines, taut with a formidable restraint, vibrate to frequencies that her almost preternaturally acute perception allows us to share. --Eleanor Wilner

About the Author

Elizabeth Arnold has published three books of poems, The Reef (University of Chicago Press, 1999), and CIVILIZATION (Flood Editions, 2006), and EFFACEMENT (Flood Editions, 2010). Her poems have appeared in Conjunctions, Paris Review, Poetry, and Slate. She is on the MFA faculty at the University of Maryland and lives in Hyattsville, Maryland.

Product Details

• Paperback: 79 pages
• Publisher: Flood Editions (January 1, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0978746708
• ISBN-13: 978-0978746704
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 6.2 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,284,585 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Discover books, learn about writers, read author blogs, and more.