Maggie nelson s genredefying poetic memoir, bluets, is composed of 240 propositions written over a threeyear period. Maggie nelson is the author of numerous books of poetry and nonfiction, including something bright, then holes soft skull press, 2007 and women, the new york school, and other true abstractions university of. A guardian book of the year maggie nelson is one of the most electrifying writers at work in america today, among the sharpest and most supple thinkers of her generation olivia laing bluets winds its way through depression, divinity, alcohol, and desire, visiting along the way with famous blue figures, including joni mitchell, billie holiday. A guardian book of the year maggie nelson is one of the most electrifying writers at work in america today, among the sharpest and most supple thinkers of her generation olivia laing bluets winds its way through depression, divinity, alcohol, and desire, visiting along the way with famous blue figures, including joni mitchell, billie holiday, yves klein, leonard cohen and andy warhol. A guardian book of the year maggie nelson is one of the most electrifying writers at work in america today, among the sharpest. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading bluets. A membrane can simply rip off your life, like a skin of congealed paint torn off the top of a can. You are about to download the book called bluets and was written by the author maggie nelson. This may have served some purpose for you, but whatever it was, surely it bore little resemblance to mine. Every time somebody turns on the set, i go into the other room and read a book. Maggie nelson is the author of numerous books of poetry and nonfiction including something bright then holes soft skull press 2007 and women the new york school and other. Ebook bluets as pdf download portable document format.
Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Bluets is a book by american author maggie nelson, published by wave books in 2009. I never aimed to give you a talisman, an empty vessel to flood with whatever longing, dread, or sorrow happened to. Pen america that fights for responsible free speech. A guardian book of the year maggie nelson is one of the most electrifying writers at work in america today, among the sharpest and most supple thinkers of her generation olivia laing bluets winds its way through depression, divinity, alcohol, and desire, visiting along the way with famous blue figures, including joni. Maggie nelson is the author of nine books of poetry and prose, many of which have become cult classics defying categorization her nonfiction titles include the national book critics circle award winner and new york times bestseller the argonauts graywolf press, 2015, the art of cruelty a reckoning norton, 2011 a new york times notable book of the year, bluets wave books, 2009 named by. Click download or read online button to get bluets book now. It was a deeply poignant, haunting, almost transcendental reading experience. Other readers will always be interested in your opinion of the books youve read. The poem traces nelson s struggle with depression while reflecting on a painful breakup and an accident that leaves a close friend paralyzed. The work hybridizes several prose and poetry styles as it documents nelson s multifaceted experience with the color blue, and is often referred to as lyric essay or prose poetry. Bluets is maggie nelsons 2009 hybridization of lyrical essays, aka 240 meditations upon the color blue.
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