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Reminiscent of Pablo Neruda's Elemental Odes, Small Arguments is a stunningly original debut by a gifted young poet. The language of Small Arguments is simple yet there is nothing simple in its ideas. The work touches on the structures of argument, orchestrating material around repetition, variation and contrast. Thammavongsa's approach is like that of a scientist/philosopher, delicately probing material for meaning and understanding. The poet collects small lives, and argues for a larger belonging: a grain of dirt, a crushed cockroach, the eyes of a dead dragonfly. It is a work that suggests we can create with what we know and with that alone. || "This is the voice of a pilgrim, the one who bends to see, leans to hear... Thammavongsa has distilled her meaning from her details so masterfully and with such confident wisdom that she seems to be reading nature. Through her eyes, we can believe we see the true meaning in things." - Anne Michaels"A formidable work." - George Elliot Clarke Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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Review of the Pedlar Press paperback edition (2003)
By random chance i had actually picked up Souvankham Thammavongsa's first book of published poems back in 2003 when Pedlar Press put out a facsimile edition to recreate the poet's earlier handmade chapbooks. With Thammavongsa's recent win of Canada's top literary prize the Giller Award for "How to Pronounce Knife" (2020), it seemed like a good time to revisit her early work.
Just as How to... celebrates simple people and work, Small Arguments celebrates simple items and living things such as fruit and insects. Rereading it now after many years i realize that all of the objects can also act as metaphors for people as well. Still a lovely simple collection to think about and ponder.
Mwpm Mwpn's review provides several examples of the poems, including their spacing on the page. ( )