Volcano (9781950730148)
Paperback 82 pages English Sep 03, 2019
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The poems in Volcano work together to tell a story. For his whole life, F's unnamed lover has had a volcano growing inside him, fueled by experiences such as interactions with an abusive father and repressed queerness. As his relationship with F sours, the volcano continues to grow and eventually manifests as a physical reality. Fearing the consequences of the now-real volcano, he sacrifices F to it, believing he has solved both problems at once. However, F returns in ghost form and takes control of the volcano. Assisted by an army of shape-shifting spirits, she pursues the man around their island home until, eventually, he must face her. Though she is not given a voice in the text, Volcano is F's story, conveyed and mediated through the eyes of the male character (and a chorus of divorced birds who comment upon the action). Set simultaneously in ancient Greece, contemporary Hawai'i, and the British isles at all points in time, Volcano is a reply to dominant narratives of relationships and gender in the "traditional" literary canon.
- Author:
- Elosha Vog
- Publisher:
- Unsolicited Press
- Publication Date:
- Sep 03, 2019
- Number of pages:
- 82 pages
- Language:
- English
- Binding:
- Paperback
- ISBN-10:
- 195073014X
- ISBN-13:
- 9781950730148