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Failure to Thrive

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Poetry of ambivalence, humour, and doubt that belies a kind of optimism

Dumpster fires outside discount stores and rotting whale carcasses; optical illusions and memento mori—all "coming to you direct, / by way of this Rube Goldberg machine." Failure to Thrive zigzags through excess, taking in the big picture through the lens of a pinhole camera. These poems ask us to lean into our senses, to "spend time loitering, slipping coins into attention's slots, / anticipating the next big pay-off."

Hip and cerebral, this witty collection is as quick to make fun of itself as it is to turn its humour outward, where false historians have free rein, answers come in the form of questions, and the apocalypse seems like a good time to knit a sweater. Suzannah Showler's debut shows us how a failing world can be the site of aesthetic renewal rather than decline.


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Publisher: ECW Press

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  • Release date: April 1, 2014

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  • ISBN: 9781770905313
  • Release date: April 1, 2014

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  • ISBN: 9781770905313
  • File size: 1661 KB
  • Release date: April 1, 2014

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  • ISBN: 9781770905313
  • File size: 1657 KB
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Poetry of ambivalence, humour, and doubt that belies a kind of optimism

Dumpster fires outside discount stores and rotting whale carcasses; optical illusions and memento mori—all "coming to you direct, / by way of this Rube Goldberg machine." Failure to Thrive zigzags through excess, taking in the big picture through the lens of a pinhole camera. These poems ask us to lean into our senses, to "spend time loitering, slipping coins into attention's slots, / anticipating the next big pay-off."

Hip and cerebral, this witty collection is as quick to make fun of itself as it is to turn its humour outward, where false historians have free rein, answers come in the form of questions, and the apocalypse seems like a good time to knit a sweater. Suzannah Showler's debut shows us how a failing world can be the site of aesthetic renewal rather than decline.


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  • Details

    Publisher:
    ECW Press

    Kindle Book
    Release date: April 1, 2014

    OverDrive Read
    ISBN: 9781770905313
    Release date: April 1, 2014

    EPUB ebook
    ISBN: 9781770905313
    File size: 1661 KB
    Release date: April 1, 2014

    Open EPUB ebook
    ISBN: 9781770905313
    File size: 1657 KB
    Release date: April 1, 2014

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    Kindle Book
    OverDrive Read
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  • Languages
    English
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