Manatee Lagoon: Poems

by Jenna Le

Book Overview

The third full-length collection from physician and poet Jenna Le blends traditional form and the current moment.

In Manatee Lagoon, sonnets, ghazals, pantoums, villanelles, and a "failed georgic" weave in contemporary subject matter, including social-media comment threads, Pap smears, eclipse glasses, and gun violence. A recurring motif throughout the collection, manatees become a symbol with meanings as wide-ranging as the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1946724513
• ISBN13: 9781946724519
• Release Date: October 2022
• Publisher: Acre Books
• Length: 88 Pages
• Weight: 0.32 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 9.1"