Made to Explode

Poems

Made to Explode
Sandra Beasley
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13 Jan 2023 US
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9781324036005
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In her fourth collection, acclaimed poet Sandra Beasley interrogates the landscapes of her life. She probes memories of growing up in Virginia, in Thomas Jefferson' s shadow, where liberal affluence obscured and perpetuated racist aggressions, but where the poet was simultaneously steeped in the cultural traditions of the American south. Her home in Washington, DC, inspires prose poems documenting and critiquing our capital' s institutions and monuments, and a stirring suite explores Beasley' s affiliation with the disabled community. Bold and intimate, Made to Explode untangles the poet' s roots and seeks out resonance in society writ large.
"Made to Explode makes no attempt whatsoever to fight shy of dazzling and rafter-rattling detonation. Here the poet, known for her smooth mastery of craft and lyric, examines a life lived in and around the capital of her fractured and restless country. She aims unerringly at the contradictions of lush, picture-book days in Virginia, and later DC, with its paradoxes, its stern testaments, its stone institutions. In the process, she redefines her own root. There is unwavering insight in these poems. There is tenderness and personal revelation. There is everything we waited for. " -- Patricia Smith, author of Incendiary Art "I know I am reading a Sandra Beasley poem when precision and music are driven by emotive, passionate force. . . But what I most recommend, and what I am most compelled by in these pages is their engagement with American history. ' Ruth Bader Ginsburg sits in the nineteenth row of my heart,' writes Beasley in what, in the end, becomes a book of reckoning. Beasley questions the late empire, yes, but perhaps more importantly, more honestly: she questions herself. Which is why, I think, this is a most beautiful book: you will find virtuoso music, and necessary clarity. " -- Ilya Kaminsky, author of Deaf Republic "A rare and vibrant exploration of whiteness and complicity when it comes to America' s history and traditions, Made to Explode is a courageous interrogation of self, culture, and how we are made. Both unflinching and tender, Beasley' s smart and radiant poems glow with a historian' s exactitude and a poet' s lyrical heart. " -- Ada Limon, author of The Carrying
Sandra Beasley is the author of three previous poetry collections-including I Was the Jukebox, winner of the Barnard Women Poets Prize-and one memoir. The recipient of a fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts, she lives in Washington, DC.
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ISBN-13: 9781324036005
Published: 13 Jan 2023
Published In: United States
Imprint: WW Norton & Co
Publisher: WW Norton & Co
Format: Paperback
Height: 210mm
Width: 140mm
Pages: 112

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