Ozone journal
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Published
Chicago ; The University of Chicago Press, [2015].
Format
Book
ISBN
9780226207032, 022620703X
Physical Desc
ix, 82 pages ; 23 cm
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Cranston Central - Adult Non-Fiction | 811 .54 BAL | On Shelf | |
Narragansett (Maury Loontjens) - Adult Non-Fiction | 811.5 BAL POETRY SECTION | Checked Out | May 23, 2024 |
North Kingstown - Non-Fiction (Lower Level) | 811 Bal | On Shelf | |
North Providence - Adult Non-Fiction (2nd floor) | 811.54 B171o | On Shelf |
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Published
Chicago ; The University of Chicago Press, [2015].
Language
English
ISBN
9780226207032, 022620703X
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references.
Description
"A sequel of sorts to "Ziggurat," published in the Phoenix Poets series in 2010, the title poem from "Ozone Journal" recounts the memory of the speaker's excavating the bones of Armenian genocide victims in the Syrian desert with a TV journalist crew in 2009. The speaker "dreams back," as it were, to the 1980s, when, as a young man in his thirties and caring for a young daughter after a recent divorce, he is having to juggle both personal and cultural/historical complexities living as a single parent in Manhattan. The poems create a montage that has the feel of history as lived experience, with the speaker struggling with the nature of memory as the poems move constantly back and forth to the Syrian desert, the dissolution of his marriage, visits and conversations with a cousin dying of AIDS, and encounters with famous jazz producers at Columbia Records to discuss music. In this book, Peter Balakian aims at the bigger picture of humanity's history of atrocity and trauma, but through short vignettes grounded in everyday situations, and in particular times and places"--Publisher's info.
Awards
Pulitzer Prize, Poetry, 2016
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Balakian, P. (2015). Ozone journal . The University of Chicago Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Balakian, Peter, 1951-. 2015. Ozone Journal. The University of Chicago Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Balakian, Peter, 1951-. Ozone Journal The University of Chicago Press, 2015.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Balakian, Peter. Ozone Journal The University of Chicago Press, 2015.
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