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Name: Where Shadows Will
Author: Norma Cole

Where Shadows Will is the first volume in the Spotlight poetry series, bringing together twenty years of Norma Cole’s writing, painting, and translation. Cole has been a central figure in the Bay Area literary scene since 1977, producing lyrical and experimental verse that often traverses shadow‑haunted landscapes. Her work relates a deep inquiry into the relationship between language, self, and the wider world, and she has been associated with the circle of poets around Robert Duncan and the Language poets. The collection draws from out‑of‑print volumes and recent publications, affirming Cole’s status as an influential avant‑garde poet and a leading contemporary woman writer.

First publish date: 2009

Genre: Poetry/Contemporary Poetry

Authors: Norma Cole

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