Nerve Storm
Author: Gerstler, Amy
ISBN: 9780140587036
Publisher: Penguin Group USA
Year first published: 01 Nov 1993
Pages: 112
Format: Paperback / softback
i>"Your thoughts become fluid, volatile; their aroma fills the room. This is a nerve storm." /i>br>br>In her first collection since i>Bitter Angel/i>, winner of the 1991 National Book Critics Circle Award, Amy Gerstleri>/i>explores themes of suffering and redemption through a heady blend of folklore, popular culture, and the natural world in i>Nerve Storm/i>. The poet Eileen Myles has said that "the supernatural, the sexy mundane, the out-of-sight are simply Gerstler's materials, employed as they might be in a piece of religious art." A crackling wit and whimsical instinct guide this collection as Gerstler traipses throughhumanity's triumphs and blunders, effortlessly revealing the surreal and surprising possibilities inherent in everyday life.
ISBN: 9780140587036
Publisher: Penguin Group USA
Year first published: 01 Nov 1993
Pages: 112
Format: Paperback / softback
i>"Your thoughts become fluid, volatile; their aroma fills the room. This is a nerve storm." /i>br>br>In her first collection since i>Bitter Angel/i>, winner of the 1991 National Book Critics Circle Award, Amy Gerstleri>/i>explores themes of suffering and redemption through a heady blend of folklore, popular culture, and the natural world in i>Nerve Storm/i>. The poet Eileen Myles has said that "the supernatural, the sexy mundane, the out-of-sight are simply Gerstler's materials, employed as they might be in a piece of religious art." A crackling wit and whimsical instinct guide this collection as Gerstler traipses throughhumanity's triumphs and blunders, effortlessly revealing the surreal and surprising possibilities inherent in everyday life.
