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Afterlife

Afterlife

Dhyne, Michael

Paperback

Series: Wisconsin Poetry

General Poetry

Publisher Price: $17.95

ISBN10: 0299346846
ISBN13: 9780299346843
Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press
Published: Nov 7 2023
Pages: 90
Weight: 0.25
Height: 0.40 Width: 5.40 Depth: 7.30
Language: English
Grief fractures and scars. In Afterlife Michael Dhyne picks up the shattered remains, examining each shard in the light, attempting to find meaning--or at least understanding--in the death of his father.

If I tell the story in reverse, / it still ends with nothing, he writes. Yet it is in the telling that Dhyne's story--and the world he creates--is filled. The echoes of his childhood loss reverberate through adolescence and adulthood, his body, the bodies of those he loves, and the world around them--from Bourbon Street to dark and lonely bedrooms, from grief support groups to heartachingly beautiful sunsets.

How we are shaped by our experiences, and how we refuse to be shaped, is at the heart of the poet's search for memory, meaning, and love--in all its forms and wonders. This bold and tender debut is a rousing reminder that poetry and art can heal.

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