Gut

By Amanda Larson

These poems follow the aftermath of and recovery from trauma.

Amanda Larson's Gut begins with an epigraph from Frank O'Hara: "Pain always produces logic, which is very bad for you." From there, Larson launches an unflinching interrogation of how a young woman maintains agency in the wake of trauma, violence, and desire. Larson spins a conversation between works of feminist theory--including the those of Cathy Caruth, Susan Bordo, Patricia Hill Collins, Anne Carson, H l ne Cixous, and bell hooks--and her own experiences. The book moves through Larson's recovery while questioning the limits of the very term and of language as a whole. She employs a variety of different forms, including prose, Q&A poems, and a timeline, reflecting both the speaker's obsession with control and her growing willingness to let it go. With a measured voice, Larson finds a path for how to move beyond logic during processes of trauma and recovery.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1632430975
• ISBN13: 9781632430977
• Release Date: December 2021
• Publisher: Omnidawn
• Length: 104 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.8" x 8.8"