Gut (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781632430977)

These poems follow the aftermath of and recovery from trauma.

Amanda Larson's Gut begins with an epigraph from Frank O'Hara: "Pain always produces logic, which is very bad for you." From there, Larson launches an unflinching interrogation of how a young woman maintains agency in the wake of trauma, violence, and desire. Larson spins a conversation between works of feminist theory--including the those of Cathy Caruth, Susan Bordo, Patricia Hill Collins, Anne Carson, H駘鈩e Cixous, and bell hooks--and her own experiences. The book moves through Larson's recovery while questioning the limits of the very term and of language as a whole. She employs a variety of different forms, including prose, Q&A poems, and a timeline, reflecting both the speaker's obsession with control and her growing willingness to let it go. With a measured voice, Larson finds a path for how to move beyond logic during processes of trauma and recovery.

Gut won the Omnidawn 1st/2nd Book Contest, selected by Jericho Brown.


Author: Amanda Larson
ISBN-10: 1632430975
ISBN-13: 9781632430977
Publisher: Omnidawn
Language: English
Published: 12/02/2021
Pages: 104
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.30lbs
Size: 8.80h x 5.80w x 0.30d

Review Citation(s):
Library Journal 11/01/2021 pg. 91