Memory is stored in the body. Memory sprouts in families and is transmitted from one generation to the next. Memory imprints at the level of bone. In Bonememory, Anna Veprinska bares down to the marrow.
An expert lyric poet writing at the intersection of memory and pain, Veprinska fearlessly traces intergenerational histories of struggle and survival. This collection confronts the indelible marks left by immigration, the Holocaust, Canadian settler-colonialism, and the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Amid these various upheavals, Veprinska finds herself within her own body, facing chronic illness and navigating disability.
Bonememory in an investigation of history and memory studded with moments of insight and revelation. Written with a keen eye and close attention, these poems balance lyrical tenderness and formal experimentation, never forgetting that extending into another can be an act of care and an act of invasion.
| ISBN: | 9781773856100 |
| Publication date: | 30th April 2025 |
| Author: | Anna Veprinska |
| Publisher: | University of Calgary Press |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 96 pages |
| Series: | Brave & Brilliant |
| Genres: |
Poetry by individual poets Narrative theme: Identity / belonging Narrative theme: Displacement, exile, migration Narrative theme: Social issues Modern and contemporary poetry (c 1900 onwards) |
Memory is stored in the body. Memory sprouts in families and is transmitted from one generation to the next. Memory imprints at the level of bone. In Bonememory, Anna Veprinska bares down to the marrow.
An expert lyric poet writing at the intersection of memory and pain, Veprinska fearlessly traces intergenerational histories of struggle and survival. This collection confronts the indelible marks left by immigration, the Holocaust, Canadian settler-colonialism, and the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Amid these various upheavals, Veprinska finds herself within her own body, facing chronic illness and navigating disability.
Bonememory in an investigation of history and memory studded with moments of insight and revelation. Written with a keen eye and close attention, these poems balance lyrical tenderness and formal experimentation, never forgetting that extending into another can be an act of care and an act of invasion.
Bonememory features in the following genres: Poetry by individual poets, Narrative theme: Identity / belonging, Narrative theme: Displacement, exile, migration, Narrative theme: Social issues, Modern and contemporary poetry (c 1900 onwards)
Bonememory is available in Hardback, Paperback
Bonememory was written by Anna Veprinska and published by University of Calgary Press
Bonememory has 96 pages
Yes it is part of Brave & Brilliant series