Circuitry of Veins

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circuitry of veins explores the relationships between women and their bodies, their families and society. Legris captures, like a photographer, the art of poetry, the essence of language, and the emotive powers of words set side by side in ink.”…reaches a kind of almost classical perfection.”–Prairie Fire”A beautifully written and politically layered exploration.”–Feminist Bookstore News”Frightening, funny, breathtaking–poems that haunt you.”–Betsy Warland

AUTHOR

Sylvia Legris

The Griffin Poetry Prize-nominated collection Nerve Squall is Sylvia Legris’s third book-length poetry collection; her previous books are iridium seeds and circuitry of veins. She has twice been nominated for a Pushcart Prize, in 2001 she won the Malahat Review’s Long Poem Prize for ‘Fishblood Sky,’ and she received an Honorable Mention in the poetry category of the 2004 National Magazine Awards. She is currently a resident in the state of fidgety fretfulness.