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[one love affair] is an extended prose poem that meditates on literary figures such as mud daubers and Duras, and on the lives of mentally ill and drug‑addicted lovers. In a fragmented and experimental form Boully blends moments of mythic reference with personal recollection, probing the ways we read, speak, and experience love affairs. The work is notable for its laconic structure, its use of gaps and fissures to create unexpected linkages between disparate citations, and its focus on the interface of love, loneliness, and the elusive nature of meaning.
First publish date: 2006
Genre: Poetry/Love Poetry
Authors: Jenny Boully
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