Host by Lisa Fay Coutley (Paperback Book)

Name: Host by Lisa Fay Coutley (Paperback Book)
Brand: University of Wisconsin Press

University of Wisconsin Press

In raw, lyrical poems, Host explores parasitic relationships\u2014between men and women, sons and mothers, and humans and the Earth\u2014and considers their consequences. Throughout this collection, flukes abound, both chance occurrences and flatworms changing their hosts\u2019 behavior. How much control do we have over our lives? To what extent are we being controlled? And how much does it matter in the end? Revealing the unvarnished pain of mistreatment\u2014whether inflicted maliciously or accidentally\u2014Lisa Fay Coutley examines legacies of abuse in poems that explore how trauma parasitizes bodies, infecting the text, repeating in language and image the injuries the body has been subjected to. How can people heal from intergenerational trauma\u2014and how can humans mend themselves when they live on a planet\n\nHost\n\nFree UK delivery on this item.\n\nThis brand new item is available with free UK delivery using Royal Mail tracked services.\n\nPlease note: the price advertised;