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Centred on the everyday, and crafted without preamble or pretension, the poems in
Without Ceremony are a literary pastiche-- a thematic mosaic not unlike tracks on an album. Amidst a timeless cast of characters from Lucretius and Eva Hesse to Joan Mitchell and St. Augustine, Carr illuminates what it means to truly know something and questions how certain knowledge becomes valued over others.
Without Ceremony spotlights the gendered division of ideas and the inherent strength of language to harm and oppress, as well as elevate. Within these pages, passing encounters become rare spectacles, and the ordinary, without ambitions of grandeur or ceremony, is celebrated, making Carr's new collection a clarifying elixir for our time.
About the author
Angela Carr is the author of WITHOUT CEREMONY (Book*hug, 2020), HERE IN THERE (Book*hug, 2014), shortlisted for the A. M. Klein Prize for Poetry, THE ROSE CONCORDANCE (Book*hug, 2009), and
Ropewalk, shortlisted for the McAuslan First Book Prize. Angela has also translated poetry books by Nicole Brossard (
Ardour) and Chantal Neveu (
Coït). She studied Creative Writing and Literature at Concordia University in Montreal, and later earned a PhD in Comparative Literature from the University of Montreal. She currently resides in New York City, where she teaches Literary Studies at the New School University.
