Or to Begin Again
Or to Begin Again by Ann Lauterbach is a collection of poetry published by Penguin on April 28, 2009. This first edition spans 128 pages and is presented in English. The work features a sixteen-poem elegy that explores themes of attachment and loss, set against the backdrop of historical forces during times of war. Central to the collection is a twelve-part narrative titled “Alice in the Wasteland,” which draws inspiration from Lewis Carroll’s character and T.S. Eliot’s modernist poetry.
Readers will find a rich exploration of language and perception as Lauterbach’s poetry unfolds. The collection showcases her formal inventiveness, blending visual dynamics with musical cadences and vivid imagery. Through her unique approach, Lauterbach invites contemplation on the interplay between personal experiences and broader historical contexts, making this volume a significant contribution to contemporary American poetry.
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Ann Lauterbach’s ninth work of poetry, Or to Begin Again, takes its name from a sixteen-poem elegy that resists its own end, as it meditates on the nearness of specific attachment and loss against the mute background of historical forces in times of war. In the center of the book is a twelve-part narrative, “Alice in the Wasteland,”inspired by Lewis Carroll’s great character and T.S. Eliot’s 1922 modernist poem. Alice is accosted by an invisible Voice as she wanders and wonders about the nature of language in relation to perception. In this volume, Lauterbach again shows the range of her formal inventiveness, demonstrating the visual dynamics of the page in tandem with the powerful musical cadences and imagery of a contemporary master.
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