Intimacies, Received

By Taneum Bambrick

Intimacies, Received signals agency, as trauma is held to the light and finally named.

In this astonishing second collection by T Bambrick, violence hides in the glint of the carving knife--every intimacy a shadow, every memory a maze to navigate. Set primarily in rural Southern Spain, Intimacies, Received moves through streets and fields, households and years, following a survivor of sexual assault as she painstakingly reassembles a narrative of self. A brilliant storyteller, Bambrick builds through palimpsest--layering vivid imagery to recall embodiment and dissociation, illness and isolation, queer female sexuality amidst acts of misogyny--utilizing varied forms including ekphrasis, persona, and a lyric essay. Ultimately, Intimacies, Received signals agency, as trauma is held to the light and finally named.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1556596316
• ISBN13: 9781556596315
• Release Date: September 2022
• Publisher: Copper Canyon Press
• Length: 80 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.9" x 8.9"