{"product_id":"the-alcestis-machine-poems-paperback","title":"The Alcestis Machine: Poems - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCarolyn Oliver\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eInspired by the Greek myth of Alcestis, this poetry collection brings to life myriad voices who venture beyond the known world and exist between realities.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In Greek mythology, Alcestis descends to the mysterious kingdom of death in her beloved's place. In \u003ci\u003eThe Alcestis Machine\u003c\/i\u003e, Carolyn Oliver's second poetry collection, loss and queer desire echo across the multiverse. \"In another life, I'm a . . .\" sea witch or swineherd, vampire or troubadour, florist or fossil or museum guard, Oliver writes. These parallel personas inhabit space stations and medieval villages, excavate the Devonian seabed, and plumb a subterranean Anthropocene. In possible futures and imagined pasts, they might encounter \"all wrong turns and broken signs\" or carry \"a suitcase full of stars.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Oliver's poems are animated by lush, unsettling verse and forms both traditional and experimental. \u003ci\u003eThe Alcestis Machine\u003c\/i\u003e demonstrates how very present absence can be and how desire knows no boundaries. In neighborhood subdivisions or the vast reaches of space, it's impossible to know \"whose time is slipping \/ again.\" Anyone \"could come loose \/ from gravity's shine.\" \u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCarolyn Oliver \u003c\/b\u003eis the author of \u003ci\u003eInside the Storm I Want to Touch the Tremble\u003c\/i\u003e. Her most recent chapbook is \u003ci\u003eNight Ocean\u003c\/i\u003e. Born in Buffalo and raised in Ohio, she now lives with her family in Massachusetts. Her website is carolynoliver.net. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 88\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.3 x 8.8 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 15, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47353481724153,"sku":"9781946724809","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/BUCjKTNds39781946724809.webp?v=1769824958","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/the-alcestis-machine-poems-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}