"After the Palace Burns" is the stunning debut of Jennifer Anna Gosetti-Ferencei and is the winner of the 2002 Paris Review Prize in Poetry. Each line in this extraordinary collection of poems feels like the deliberate utterance of a strong, educated, and creative mind. Each image and word is carefully chosen for context, clarity, and deep surprise. Jennifer Anna Gosetti-Ferencei was born in Saint Louis, Missouri, and has studied in Athens, Ohio; Philadelphia; Berlin; and New York City. She is currently an assistant professor of philosophy at the University of Maine, where she teaches Continental philosophy, aesthetics, and the philosophy of literature. She is finishing a book on Martin Heidegger and Friedrich Holderlin. From "Clippings": Milky glass, sleek ballast of eternity whole city cramped at the edge of the table, shadows reaching toward the vineyards beyond the frame, where one could hide. You welcome the fascists: a tailor's adjustments, a delicate poison dampening the tip of your brush.
- ISBN10 1932023089
- ISBN13 9781932023084
- Publish Date 1 October 2003
- Publish Status Transferred
- Publish Country US
- Imprint University of Nebraska Press
- Format Paperback
- Pages 72
- Language English