My Antarctica
My Antarctica by Janlori Goldman, published by Finishing Line Press on July 8, 2022, is a 44-page collection that delves into themes of exploration and self-discovery through poetry. In this volume, Goldman embarks on a journey that revisits world histories and personal traumas, culminating in a central “crown of sonnets” that expands the boundaries of this intricate poetic form. The work invites readers to engage with the complexities of life and art as Goldman transforms experiences into poignant expressions.
The poems in My Antarctica reflect a dynamic exploration of the heroic quest, traversing both emotional landscapes and physical realms. Goldman navigates from the challenges of childhood to a reimagined sense of home, all while grappling with the concepts of identity and belonging. Through her vivid imagery and introspective language, she encourages readers to confront their own narratives and emotions, ultimately guiding them to reclaim their hearts and personal geographies. This edition offers a thoughtful examination of the interplay between past and present, making it a significant contribution to contemporary literature and poetry.
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In this stunning volume, Janlori Goldman undertakes a searching expedition, on which some world histories are visited, and old traumas brought home and repossessed. The center of this journey is a searing “crown of sonnets” that enlarges the literature of that demanding form. Poem by poem, even as we watch, Goldman transmutes the raw nectar of living into the honey of a deeply moving art.
-Suzanne R. Hoover, PhD, Literary Scholar and Faculty,
Sarah Lawrence College Graduate Writing Program
In the poems of My Antarctica, Janlori Goldman is on the move, engaged in exploring the terms of the heroic quest as she ranges over longitudes and latitudes of the imagination, from fraught interior landscapes of childhood to a rediscovered and riskily renovated home place and the far pole of peril and inner discovery. The poet embodies her own exploration, seeking to “chart my own geography, /how the body rises up/and away from itself.” She defines her destination as a journey: “I can split, be my own/fork in the road, lichen/growing over its gash, /or be the border wall/that guides my hand.” These poems lead us to lay claim to our own hearts.
-David Groff, author of Clay
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