{"product_id":"boat-paperback","title":"Boat - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLisa Robertson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLONGLISTED FOR THE PAT LOWTHER MEMORIAL AWARD\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Baudelaire Fractal\u003c\/i\u003e, a poetry classic, with new work\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn 2004, boldly original poet Lisa Robertson published a chapbook, \u003ci\u003eRousseau's Boat\u003c\/i\u003e, poems culled from years of notebooks that are, nevertheless, by no means autobiographical. In 2010, she expanded the work into a full-length book, \u003ci\u003eR's Boat\u003c\/i\u003e. During the pandemic, she was drawn back into decades of journals to shape \u003ci\u003eBoat\u003c\/i\u003e. These poems bring fresh vehemence to Robertson's ongoing examination of the changing shape of feminism, the male-dominated philosophical tradition, the daily forms of discourse, and the possibilities of language itself.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Robertson has quietly but surely emerged as one of our most exciting and prolific philosophers--I mean poets. Interested in architecture, weather systems, fashion, autobiography, gender, the classics, and just about everything else, she manages to irradiate her subjects with calm, wit, and astonishing beauty. Robertson's style is both on splendid display and under fierce interrogation in her latest book, \u003ci\u003eR's Boat\u003c\/i\u003e.\" \u003cstrong\u003e--\u003ci\u003eKenyon Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"In \u003ci\u003eR's Boat\u003c\/i\u003e, Robertson has penned a post-conceptual, post-lyric, relentlessly self-examining performance of memory and sincerity that manages, remarkably, to be both theoretically concerned and deeply emotive.\" \u003cstrong\u003e--\u003ci\u003eHarvard Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eR's Boat\u003c\/i\u003e grapples with form, the constraint of language and tradition, and the challenge to avoid anything that might exist as template. The poems examine feminism, discourse, the body, and poetry itself through sumptuous, seductive language.\" \u003cstrong\u003e--\u003ci\u003eAmerican Poets\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003ePoet and essayist Lisa Robertson has held residencies at the California College of the Arts, Cambridge University; University of California, Berkeley; UC San Diego; and American University of Paris. Her books include \u003ci\u003eCinema of the Present\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDebbie: An Epic\u003c\/i\u003e (nominated for the Governor General's Award in Canada), \u003ci\u003eThe Men\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Weather\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eR's Boat\u003c\/i\u003e (poetry) and \u003ci\u003eOccasional Works and Seven Walks from the Office for Soft Architecture\u003c\/i\u003e (essays). \u003ci\u003eLisa Robertson's Magenta Soul Whip\u003c\/i\u003e (Coach House) was named one of \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e 100 Notable Books of 2010, and was longlisted for the 2011 Warwick Prize for Writing. She won the inaugural C. D. Wright Award. She currently lives in France.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 176\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.79 x 8.66 x 5.51 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 03, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42159580774535,"sku":"9781552454404","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/712e3a69e1661d6fd360590070a22769.webp?v=1733267647","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/boat-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}