Boat
Boat by Lisa Robertson, published by Coach House Books in 2022, is a collection of poetry that revisits and expands upon her earlier works, including the chapbook Rousseau’s Boat and the full-length R’s Boat. This edition, written in English and spanning 175 pages, showcases Robertson’s exploration of themes such as feminism, language, and the philosophical traditions that shape discourse. The poems are drawn from decades of journals, reflecting a deep engagement with the complexities of contemporary thought.
Readers will find that Boat presents a nuanced examination of the evolving landscape of feminism and the constraints of language. Robertson’s work is characterized by a blend of theoretical inquiry and emotional depth, as she navigates subjects like gender and memory with a distinctive voice. This collection invites readers to consider the intersections of personal experience and broader societal themes, making it a significant addition to the landscape of American and Canadian poetry.
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LONGLISTED FOR THE PAT LOWTHER MEMORIAL AWARD
From the author of The Baudelaire Fractal, a poetry classic, with new work
In 2004, boldly original poet Lisa Robertson published a chapbook, Rousseau’s Boat, poems culled from years of notebooks that are, nevertheless, by no means autobiographical. In 2010, she expanded the work into a full-length book, R’s Boat. During the pandemic, she was drawn back into decades of journals to shape Boat. 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.
“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, R’s Boat.” —Kenyon Review
“In R’s Boat, 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.” —Harvard Review
“R’s Boat 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.” —American Poets
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