Poems exploring the relationship between joy and elegy. In Perishable , Stelios Mormoris asks incisive questions about the nature of human connection: Where does memory live--in the body, in the mind, or elsewhere? What happens when the objects that surround us--a wedding ring, an empty purse, a harp--reveal necessary truths about ourselves and those we love? As the book unfolds, lush sensory details and unmatched lyricism are brought to bear on these lingering concerns in a style as neoclassical as it is contemporary. ...
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Poems exploring the relationship between joy and elegy. In Perishable , Stelios Mormoris asks incisive questions about the nature of human connection: Where does memory live--in the body, in the mind, or elsewhere? What happens when the objects that surround us--a wedding ring, an empty purse, a harp--reveal necessary truths about ourselves and those we love? As the book unfolds, lush sensory details and unmatched lyricism are brought to bear on these lingering concerns in a style as neoclassical as it is contemporary. In poems that radiate with intelligence, Mormoris combines understated elegance with finely tuned music and evocative imagery.
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