The Apothecary’s Heir
The Apothecary’s Heir by Julianne Buchsbaum, published by Penguin Books in 2012, is a collection of poetry that delves into the complexities of human relationships amid loss. This edition, comprising 65 pages, presents a series of meditative poems that reflect on various landscapes of the postmodern world, including settings such as a sickbed and a gas station. Through her work, Buchsbaum employs a rich and precise lexicon to explore themes of desire and the fragility of human connection.
Readers will find that The Apothecary’s Heir offers a thoughtful examination of contemporary life, where the interplay of pharmaceuticals and technology shapes our experiences. The poems invite contemplation on the nature of relationships in a damaged world, providing insights into the emotional landscapes we navigate. This collection contributes to the broader discourse of American poetry, particularly highlighting the voices of women authors.
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Selected for the National Poetry Series by Lucie Brock-Broido
Poet Julianne Buchsbaum has won acclaim for her “rich, lucid, alliterative lexicon, full of apt surprise” (Reginald Shepherd); “there is something of Wallace Stevens in her precision, her incredible diction,” says Matthew Rohrer. Her new collection, The Apothecary’s Heir, depicts a damaged world in which the speaker is trying to make sense of human relationships in the aftermath of loss. A series of meditations on landscapes of our postmodern world–a sickbed, a gas station, a bomb shelter, a rest stop along a highway–these supple poems explore the frailty of human connectedness and anatomize desire in a world of pharmaceuticals and microchips.
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