Riptide

By Renée E Cauller

"Riptide'" explore the process and scope of chronic illness through everyday accounts, as well as traumatic episodes. This chapbook is divided into two sections. It begins with the poetry, and then moves into an essay form for the author's statement of poetics. "Riptide" utilizes the extended metaphor of being unable to escape the clutches of a rip current, along with water imagery, to frame the narrative moments of the text. The reader undergoes a "pull from safety," while the speaker exists within the space of simply being and experiencing. Cauller achieves a gritty, raw, and real perspective on the cycle of illness and the inescapability of its grasp.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 151191789X
• ISBN13: 9781511917896
• Release Date: April 2015
• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 38 Pages
• Weight: 0.24 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.1" x 6.0"