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    612-822-4611

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Making Figures in the Ward

Making Figures in the Ward

Seli, George

Paperback

General Poetry

Publisher Price: $17.99

ISBN13: 9798899904899
Publisher: Finishing Line Press
Published: May 29 2026
Pages: 46
Weight: 0.14
Height: 0.11 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English

Making Figures in the Ward explores themes of estrangement and deeply rooted individualism through various life circumstances, from the communal tensions of Ranch House and Tenement to the profound isolation of the opening poem, Afternoon Anson. Overshadowing the characters are surreal images that imbue the landscape of poems like Lightning and Leaves, Sleep, and Solitaire with symbolic and emotional content. The dream-like images of Making Figures in the Ward imply we primarily inhabit a psychological world. The effect is a contrast between tenuous interpersonal connections and intimate ties to our own mental lives.

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