Foxes on the Trampoline
Poems
HarperCollins · Print & ebook · April 1, 2014
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- Who it’s for
- Readers interested in poems about how people and surroundings shape one another
- Themes
- Human-environment relationships, Limits of control, Loneliness and solace
- Genres
- American Poetry, Nature Poetry, Place Poetry
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Foxes on the Trampoline is a thrilling debut poetry collection from Charlotte Boulay, which examines how we shape the world and, in turn, how the world shapes us. The poems in Foxes on the Trampoline investigate worlds natural and man-made, and the spaces in between, as they question how we are shaped by our surroundings, and shape them in turn. They limn the tenuous control we think we may have over nature, objects, and relationships, as the book wonders—what is enough?
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With language both feverish, finely wrought, and wry, Foxes on the Trampoline travels through the landscapes of America, India, and contemporary art, examining the loneliness and solace to be found in each.
Who it’s for
- Readers interested in poems about how people and surroundings shape one another
- Readers drawn to poems exploring loneliness and solace across varied landscapes
Where it sits
| Place Poetry | 54% |
|---|---|
| American Poetry | 47% |
| Nature Poetry | 40% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- American Literary Collections
- Women Authors Collections
- American Poetry
- Epic Poetry
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- Poetry About Death
- Love Poetry
- Nature Poetry
- Place Poetry
- Authors
- Charlotte Boulay
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Published
- April 1, 2014
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Human-environment relationships · Limits of control · Loneliness and solace
- Reading lane
- American Literary Collections