The Network (National Poetry Series Books (Paperback)) - Softcover

Osman, Jena

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1934200409 ISBN 13: 9781934200407

Publisher: Fence Books, 2010

Synopsis

"Jena Osman subjects American history to a rhizomatic genealogy. What she finds . . . are the foundational, intersecting forces of slavery, finance, and empire at the heart of new world settlement."—Michael Davidson

A practitioner of socio-literary engagement continues her investigations in this network of connective texts.

About this title

About the Author:

Jena Osman's books include THE NETWORK, AN ESSAY IN ASTERISKS, and The Character. Her work has been translated into French, Swedish, and Serbo-Croatian. With Juliana Spahr (with whom she edited the literary magazine CHAIN for twelve years) she edits the ChainLinks Book Series. Osman teaches in the graduate Creative Writing Program at Temple University.

Review:

"Like an archeologist of the American idiom, The Network brilliantly excavates the material remains and missing histories of our collective semantic strata. From the annual Philadelphia Mummers Parade and the Wall Street Financial District to the tragic 1845 Arctic expedition of Sir John Franklin, Osman's poetic assemblages teach us "how to map a changing thing" with grace, acumen, and a relentless documentary drive." (Mark Nowak)

About this edition

• Publisher: Fence Books
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 1934200409
• ISBN 13: 9781934200407
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 96