Brain Fever: Poems

Fiction & Literature, Poetry, American
Cover of the book Brain Fever: Poems by Kimiko Hahn, W. W. Norton & Company
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Kimiko Hahn ISBN: 9780393243369
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company Publication: October 6, 2014
Imprint: W. W. Norton & Company Language: English
Author: Kimiko Hahn
ISBN: 9780393243369
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Publication: October 6, 2014
Imprint: W. W. Norton & Company
Language: English

Rooted in traditional Japanese aesthetics and meditations on contemporary neuroscience, a stunning new volume from an essential American poet.

Acclaimed as "one of the most fascinating female poets of our time" (BOMB), Kimiko Hahn is a shape-shifter, a poet who seeks novel forms for her utterly original subject matter and "stands as a welcome voice of experimentation and passion" (Bloomsbury Review). In Brain Fever, Hahn integrates the recent findings of science, ancient Japanese aesthetics, and observations from her life as a woman, wife, mother, daughter, and artist.

Rooted in meditations on contemporary neuroscience, Brain Fever takes as its subject the mysteries of the human mind—the nature of dreams and memories, the possibly illusory nature of linear time, the complexity of conveying love to a child. In one poem, "A Bowl of Spaghetti," she cites a comparison that researchers draw between unraveling "the millions of miles of wires in the [human] brain" and "untangling a bowl of spaghetti," and thus she untangles a memory of her own: "I have an old photo: Rei in her high chair intently / picking out each strand to mash in her mouth. // Was she two? Was that sailor dress from mother? / Did I cook that sauce from scratch? If so, there was a carrot in the pot."

Equally inspired by Sei Shonagon's tenth-century Pillow Book and the latest findings of cognitive research, Brain Fever is a thrilling blend of the timely and the timeless.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

Rooted in traditional Japanese aesthetics and meditations on contemporary neuroscience, a stunning new volume from an essential American poet.

Acclaimed as "one of the most fascinating female poets of our time" (BOMB), Kimiko Hahn is a shape-shifter, a poet who seeks novel forms for her utterly original subject matter and "stands as a welcome voice of experimentation and passion" (Bloomsbury Review). In Brain Fever, Hahn integrates the recent findings of science, ancient Japanese aesthetics, and observations from her life as a woman, wife, mother, daughter, and artist.

Rooted in meditations on contemporary neuroscience, Brain Fever takes as its subject the mysteries of the human mind—the nature of dreams and memories, the possibly illusory nature of linear time, the complexity of conveying love to a child. In one poem, "A Bowl of Spaghetti," she cites a comparison that researchers draw between unraveling "the millions of miles of wires in the [human] brain" and "untangling a bowl of spaghetti," and thus she untangles a memory of her own: "I have an old photo: Rei in her high chair intently / picking out each strand to mash in her mouth. // Was she two? Was that sailor dress from mother? / Did I cook that sauce from scratch? If so, there was a carrot in the pot."

Equally inspired by Sei Shonagon's tenth-century Pillow Book and the latest findings of cognitive research, Brain Fever is a thrilling blend of the timely and the timeless.

More books from W. W. Norton & Company

Cover of the book The Honor Code: How Moral Revolutions Happen by Kimiko Hahn
Cover of the book The Last Headbangers: NFL Football in the Rowdy, Reckless '70s--The Era that Created Modern Sports by Kimiko Hahn
Cover of the book Compass: A Story of Exploration and Innovation by Kimiko Hahn
Cover of the book The Rendezvous and Other Stories by Kimiko Hahn
Cover of the book The Genuine Article: A Historian Looks at Early America by Kimiko Hahn
Cover of the book The Lost World of the Old Ones: Discoveries in the Ancient Southwest by Kimiko Hahn
Cover of the book Letters of Rainer Maria Rilke, 1910-1926 by Kimiko Hahn
Cover of the book Galaxy Love: Poems by Kimiko Hahn
Cover of the book The Thinker's Thesaurus: Sophisticated Alternatives to Common Words (Expanded Second Edition) by Kimiko Hahn
Cover of the book His Promised Land: The Autobiography of John P. Parker, Former Slave and Conductor on the Underground Railroad by Kimiko Hahn
Cover of the book Dragonfish: A Novel by Kimiko Hahn
Cover of the book 33 Artists in 3 Acts by Kimiko Hahn
Cover of the book Empires of the Indus: The Story of a River by Kimiko Hahn
Cover of the book Brain Bytes: Quick Answers to Quirky Questions About the Brain by Kimiko Hahn
Cover of the book Wild Horse Country: The History, Myth, and Future of the Mustang by Kimiko Hahn
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy