Detailing Trauma : A Poetic Anatomy

121 Pages·2012·0.518 MB·English

by  Zwartjes, Arianne

detailing trauma
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detailing
trauma
A Poetic Anatomy
arianne zwartjes
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Zwartjes, Arianne.
Detailing trauma: a poetic anatomy / by Arianne Zwartjes.
p. cm.—(Sightline books: The Iowa series in literary nonfiction)
isbn-13: 978-1-60938-128-8, isbn-10: 1-60938-128-9 (pbk)
isbn-13: 978-1-60938-143-1, isbn-10: 1-60938-143-2 (ebook)
I. Title.
ps3626.w37d48 2012
811’.6—dc23 2012004397
for my grandfather, george mccutcheon,
1918–2008,
and for dave

Detailing trauma. Things that can go wrong.
So many sites on the body map.

anatomy
1
*body
The Anatomy of Trust or Breaking 3
17
*rupture
If Language Fails Us, or Body 19
29
*duration
This Suturing of Wounds or Words 31
45
*consolation
Cicatrice & Sclerosis: On Hardening 47
61
*impoverishment
The Pathology of Loss & Longing 63
79
*attempt
A Cardiovascular Study in Hope 81
Acknowledgments 91
Notes 93
Works Cited 101