Patter Poems
Patter Poems by Douglas Kearney, published by Red Hen Press in 2014, is a first edition collection of 94 pages written in English. This work explores the complex emotions surrounding infertility and the journey to parenthood, presenting a vivid tapestry of experiences that intertwine themes of violence, anxiety, and shame. Kearney’s poetry reimagines the struggles of conception through inventive metaphors, drawing on diverse cultural references and personal narratives.
Readers will find a unique approach to topics such as death, grief, and family dynamics within these poems. Kearney creatively transforms the pain of miscarriage into imaginative forms, juxtaposing elements of humor and tragedy. The collection also reflects on the poet’s family’s experiences with reality television, further enriching the exploration of identity and relationships. Through this work, Kearney delves into the intricate balance between love and hate, particularly in the context of fatherhood.
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For a couple struggling with infertility, conception is a war against their bodies. Blood and death attend. But when the war is won, and life stares, hungry, in the parents’ faces, where does that violence, anxiety, and shame go? The poems in Patter re-imagine miscarriages as minstrel shows, magic tricks, and comic strips; set Darth Vader against Oedipus’s dad in competition for “Father of the Year;” and interrogate the poet’s family’s stint on reality TV. In this, his third collection, award-winning poet Douglas Kearney doggedly worries the line between love and hate, showing how it bleeds itself into “fatherhood.”
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