The Lives of the Saints

The lives of the saints take place all around us, under us, so much of the earth they seethe in it. This book brings the author's voice to the meditative tradition. It presents poems that trace the spiritual inquiries of a series of linked personae adrift in bodies and a world made toxic by the residues of scientific experimentation.

List of contents

Prologue

The Lives of the Saints

The First Letter of St. Paul to the Clones

Blessed Ludovica Albertoni

The Second Letter of St. Paul on the Human Genome Project

Patient 6

The First Letter of St. Paul to the Columbines

Caterinati

The Third Letter of St. Paul at the Playground

The Lives of the Saints II; Rosette

The First Letter of St. Paul in the Homogocene

Notes

Acknowledgments

About the author

Suzanne Paola is a recipient of the National Endowment for the Arts Literature Fellow-ship for 2002-2003. She is the author of three award-winning books of poetry, including, most recently, Bardo. Her prose memoir, Body Toxic, is a New York Times Notable Book of the Year for 2001. She lives with her husband and their young son in Bellingham, Washington.

Summary

The lives of the saints take place all around us, under us, so much of the earth they seethe in it. This book brings the author's voice to the meditative tradition. It presents poems that trace the spiritual inquiries of a series of linked personae adrift in bodies and a world made toxic by the residues of scientific experimentation.

Product details

• Authors: Suzanne Paola
• Publisher: University Of Washington Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.10.2002
• EAN: 9780295982731
• ISBN: 978-0-295-98273-1
• No. of pages: 80
• Dimensions: 156 mm x 234 mm x 6 mm
• Weight: 127 g
• Series: Pacific Northwest Poetry; Pacific Northwest Poetry; Pacific Northwest Poetry Series; Pacific Northwest Poetry SeriesPacific Northwest Poetry SeriesPacific Northwest Poetry SeriesPacific Northwest Poetry SeriesPacific Northwest Poetry SeriesThe Lives of the Saints
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama; Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general)