Spinning the Stone - Bouma, Jana
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Birth and death, history and geology braid through Jana Bouma's debut poetry collection. These poems dive into the body's depths-the lungs with their "alveoli, clustered chambers/trussed in nets of blood"-and move outward through rivers and continents to address "the desiccated emptiness between the stars." The poems' lyrical language interrogates the mystery of ancient stones, the elemental experiences of childbirth and motherhood, and the tenderness of grief. Within this collection, as in life, pleasure intertwines with suffering, and human experience is closely bound to the timeless cycles of the ancient planet we call home.…mehr

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Birth and death, history and geology braid through Jana Bouma's debut poetry collection. These poems dive into the body's depths-the lungs with their "alveoli, clustered chambers/trussed in nets of blood"-and move outward through rivers and continents to address "the desiccated emptiness between the stars." The poems' lyrical language interrogates the mystery of ancient stones, the elemental experiences of childbirth and motherhood, and the tenderness of grief. Within this collection, as in life, pleasure intertwines with suffering, and human experience is closely bound to the timeless cycles of the ancient planet we call home.
Autorenporträt
Jana Bouma's poems have appeared in journals and anthologies including Rattle, The McNeese Review, Natural Bridge, and San Pedro River Review. The recipient of a Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council Emerging Artist Grant, she earned her PhD in English Literature from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.