The Truant Lover

Poems

Juliet Patterson author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Nightboat Books

Published:27th Apr '06

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Juliet Patterson's first collection of poems, The Truant Lover, selected by Jean Valentine, is a pastiche of American voices, a well of poems with passages that hint and nod at past poets while remaining wholly their own.

“…Patterson has crafted a far reaching first book that blends self-interrogation with metaphysical inquiry. Both Patterson and Nightboat show great promise.—Publisher's Weekly
“Juliet Patterson’s poems are entirely themselves; they use time and the eye and tongue—all the body, as thought and insight, inside and outside history. The Truant Lover is a marvel.”—Jean Valentine
Spare, pastoral, intimate, and probing, these musically exacting poems offer arresting insights: “Here’s a world for today:

  • Commended for Lambda Literary Awards (Lesbian Poetry) 2006

ISBN: 9780976718529

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74 pages