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Dead Language

By Jeanne Emmons

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Dead Language

By Jeanne Emmons

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Dead Language chronicles the journey of a daughter searching for her mother in the underworld of grief. As the poet wanders, she encounters memories as well as features of the imagined underworlds of Homer, Vergil, Dante, Hieronymous Bosch, Lewis Carroll and others. These form a psychological landscape of mixed emotions: disorientation, guilt, gratitude, regret, longing, depression, resignation. The poet struggles to find a language adequate to comprehend and "compose" the mother, a Latin teacher who refused to use the term "dead language," insisting the ancient tongue lived on. Finally, the poet emerges from the underworld, acknowledging that her mother, like the dead language, is embedded in the etymology of the living.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
82
Release Date:
2025-05-23
Publication Date:
2025-05-23
Publisher:
Finishing Line Press
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN13:
9798888389904
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
134 g
Height:
152 cm
Width:
229 cm
Thickness:
5 cm
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