Forty Bouts in the Wilderness - Ellis, Katy E.
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In this searing collection, verse blends with lyrical prose, in a nonce form that includes striking tercets and footnotes to narrate a deeply moving memoir of loss and of grappling with faith. The tender and direct language in Forty Bouts in the Wilderness propels the reader through difficult human experiences and life-long remembering that can expand and transform those experiences. The authenticity of this book sets it apart and makes me want to re-read it. The immaculate imagery embeds it in my memory.-Eileen Cleary, author of Wild Pack of the LivingWith language that is varied and urgent;…mehr

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In this searing collection, verse blends with lyrical prose, in a nonce form that includes striking tercets and footnotes to narrate a deeply moving memoir of loss and of grappling with faith. The tender and direct language in Forty Bouts in the Wilderness propels the reader through difficult human experiences and life-long remembering that can expand and transform those experiences. The authenticity of this book sets it apart and makes me want to re-read it. The immaculate imagery embeds it in my memory.-Eileen Cleary, author of Wild Pack of the LivingWith language that is varied and urgent; elegant syntax; and a tone that is both mournful and buoyant, Forty Bouts in the Wilderness is a layered story of loss and redemption. Two consecutive miscarriages and a father's recovery from a stroke are at the heart of its braided and recursive narrative.-Risa Denenberg, author of Rain/Dweller andMoonPath Press 2024 Sally Albiso Award judgeForty Bouts in the Wilderness by Katy E. Ellis embraces grief, disbelief, and acceptance. Reading the first section recalls Infinite Jest where the true narrative takes place in footnotes of objective prose. They counterbalance tense tercets in form and tone, fostering a kind of voiceover effect. In the second section, the poet examines her own piety, language, and guilt, attempting to understand how anyone "[comes] to be in this place, in this body, in this life."-Allen Braden, author of A Wreath of Down and Drops of Blood
Autorenporträt
Katy E. Ellis is the author of the novel-length prose poem Home Water, Home Land (Tolsun Books) and three chapbooks, including Night Watch, winner of Floating Bridge Press's 2017 John Pierce Chapbook Competition, Urban Animal Expeditions (Dancing Girl Press), and Gravity (Yellow Flag Press). Her poetry appears in a number of print and online literary journals and anthologies including I Sing the Salmon Home: Poems from Washington State, Till the Tide: An Anthology of Mermaid Poetry, Mom Egg Review (MER), SWWIM Every Day, Pithead Chapel, The American Journal of Poetry, Literary Mama, MAYDAY Magazine, CALYX: A Journal of Art & Literature by Women, Borderlands: Texas Poetry Review, and the Canadian journals PRISM International, Grain, and Fiddlehead. Her fiction has appeared in Burnside Review and won Third Place in the Glimmer Train super-short fiction contest. She has twice been nominated for a Pushcart Prize. She received a Bachelor of Arts degree studying creative writing at the University of Victoria's Fine Arts Program in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, and a Master's Degree in English with a creative writing emphasis at Western Washington University, in Bellingham, Washington. For five years Katy co-curated WordsWest Literary Series, a monthly literary event in West Seattle. She has been awarded grants from the Elizabeth George Foundation, Seattle's Office of Arts & Culture and Artist Trust/ Centrum. Learn more at www.KatyEEllis.com.