Deriving - (Robert Kroetsch) by Jennifer Bowering Delisle (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>Deriving is a feminist exploration of the creation of life, of family, and of words themselves. Delisle asks: How does past infertility colour the experience of new motherhood? How do historical voices echo in the present? How does language impact our ways of being in the world? These poems embrace the rich material of mothering with unapologetic honesty, confronting the experiences that some would keep hidden. Fear, anger, envy mix with joy and ultimately hope, as Delisle considers the challenges of conceiving and raising children in both familial and global contexts. Deriving is a poignant, lyrical meditation on longing, place, and embodiment. </p><p>I watched it freeze up, </p><p>rafts of white snagging beneath the bridge, </p><p>frazil ice, </p><p>pans linked along the shoreline.</p><p>Inside me my son was building </p><p>white fat on bone.</p><p>- from North Saskatchewan<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br># 8 on Edmonton Poetry Bestsellers list, May 9, 2021<br /><br /># 9 on Edmonton Poetry Bestsellers list, May 23, 2021<br /><br /># 9 on Edmonton Poetry Bestsellers list, July 25, 2021<br /><br /># 8 on Edmonton Poetry Bestsellers list, October 10, 2021<br><br>Deriving is a masterfully crafted collection that is both prescient and relevant. Delisle traverses time, language, geography, and topography and deftly synthesizes the ethereal and the concrete with poems that 'sound the shape of a thousand leaves.' Delisle's lens zooms in and out from the internal workings of motherhood, family, and love, even as it brings into focus etymology, biology, climate change, and politics. Above all, this collection is a magical exploration of language's perfection and elusiveness. Here is a voice that enlightens, surprises, and stirs. Deriving is rich--its breadth and depth compel the reader to experience poetry that, at its core, is about 'finding words/for everything I'll never understand.'--Wendy McGrath, poet and author<br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>Jennifer Bowering Delisle is the author of the lyric family memoir, The Bosun Chair, and a book of literary studies, The Newfoundland Diaspora. Her poetry and prose have been published in magazines and anthologies across North America. She is a settler living in Treaty 6 territory (Edmonton).
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