Atomizer: Poems
Paperback 108 pages English Sep 09, 2020
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In Atomizer, Elizabeth A. I. Powell examines pressing questions of today, from equality and political unrest to the diminishing of democratic ideals, asking if it is even appropriate to write about love in a time seemingly hurtling toward authoritarianism. With honesty and humor, her poems explore fragrance and perfumery as a means of biological and religious seduction. Evoking Whitman's sentiment that we are all made of the same atoms, Atomizer looks toward an underestimated sense--scent--as a way to decipher the liminal spaces around us. Molecules of perfume create an invisible reality where narratives can unfold and interact, pathways through which Powell addresses issues of materialism, body image, and the physical and psychological contours of emotional relationships. A work of fearless social satire and humorous yet painful truth, Atomizer offers a cultural, political, and sociological account of love in the present moment.
- Author:
- Elizabeth A. I. Powell
- Publisher:
- LSU Press
- Publication Date:
- Sep 09, 2020
- Number of pages:
- 108 pages
- Language:
- English
- Binding:
- Paperback
- ISBN-10:
- 0807173908
- ISBN-13:
- 9780807173909