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Evaporation: A Symposium
Paperback
Fiction AnthologiesGeneral Poetry
ISBN13: 9781025642123
Publisher: Tradd Street Press
Published: Feb 14 2026
Pages: 60
Weight: 0.21
Height: 0.12 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English
Evaporation is a striking collection of modernist poetry by Mark Turbyfill, a notable figure of the Chicago Renaissance and a pioneer in the American imagist movement. This work captures the vibrant spirit of 1920s literary experimentation, blending the author's background in dance and the visual arts with a mastery of linguistic economy. The poems present a series of rhythmic, ephemeral observations designed to distill complex human experiences into vivid, singular images.
As an important artifact of the early 20th-century avant-garde, the collection exemplifies the stylistic shifts of its era: a movement toward concise language, structural innovation, and the rejection of Victorian sentimentality. Evaporation serves as a vital exploration of the creative energy that defined the modern American literary landscape. This volume is an essential read for students of poetry, historians of the modernist movement, and anyone interested in the intersection of varied artistic disciplines within the written word.
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