{"product_id":"slow-fuse-of-the-possible-kate-daniels-9781952271380","title":"Slow Fuse of the Possible: A Memoir of Poetry and Psychoanalysis","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Daniels is a keen observer of visceral moments and powerful emotions.\" --\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"A book of burning soulfulness.\" --Edward Hirsch\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn engrossing and beautifully crafted memoir of imagination, obsession, and disaster from the couch of old-fashioned four-times-a-week psychoanalysis.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eSlow Fuse of the Possible\u003c\/i\u003e is a poet's narrative of a troubled psychoanalysis. It is also a commanding meditation on the powers of language, for good and for ill. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e From the beginning of their time together, it is clear that the enigmatic analyst and Daniels are not a good match, yet both are determined to continue their work--the former in nearly complete silence, and the latter as best she can with the tools at her disposal: careful attention to language, deep reading, and literary imagination. Throughout, the story is filtered through the mind of Emily Dickinson, whose poetry Daniels uses as a fulcrum for the interpretation of her own experience. The book is saturated with Dickinson's verse, and Dickinson is an increasingly haunting presence as crises emerge and the author unravels. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This compelling lyric memoir, so richly steeped in all facets of language and the literary, allows readers a glimpse into the mind of a renowned poet, revealing the dazzling and anguished connections between poetry and psychoanalysis.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kate Daniels\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 195227138X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781952271380\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e West Virginia University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/01\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 216\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.62lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.58d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/15\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eForeword\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/27\/2021","brand":"Kate Daniels","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44048258760959,"sku":"9781952271380","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_cc28eaf8-8be7-4f5f-9246-448485b0ea51.jpg?v=1684994789","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/slow-fuse-of-the-possible-kate-daniels-9781952271380","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}