Altars of Spine and Fraction: Poems - Softcover

Nicholas Molbert (author)

 
9780810147621: Altars of Spine and Fraction: Poems
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0810147629 ISBN 13: 9780810147621
Publisher: Northwestern University Press, 2024

Synopsis

A debut poetry collection set in and around Louisiana’s fishing village of Cocodrie

Altars of Spine and Fraction follows its protagonist through the joys and dangers of childhood on the rural Gulf Coast, through familial loss, and into adulthood. Refusing to romanticize what has been lost, Molbert instead interrogates how nostalgia is most often enjoyed by those with the privilege to reject or indulge it.

Violent hurricanes sweep across the landscapes of the poems, and Molbert probes the class inequalities that these climate crises lay bare. Moving from outdoor rural spaces in its first half to indoor domestic spaces in its second half, the collection explores family history, generational trauma, and the toxic masculinity that is shouldered by boys raised in the Deep South.

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About the Author

Nicholas Molbert was born and raised on Louisiana’s Gulf Coast and now lives in Los Angeles. He is the author of the chapbooks Goodness Gracious and Cocodrie Elegy.

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Publisher
Northwestern University Press
Publication date
2024
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0810147629
ISBN 13 
9780810147621
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
80