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 Midnight at the Pera Palace: The Birth of Modern Istanbul by Kimiko Hahn
Cover of the book Your Fatwa Does Not Apply Here: Untold Stories from the Fight Against Muslim Fundamentalism by Kimiko Hahn
Cover of the book The Annotated Hans Christian Andersen by Kimiko Hahn
Cover of the book The Illustrated Dictionary of Boating Terms: 2000 Essential Terms for Sailors and Powerboaters (Revised Edition) by Kimiko Hahn
Cover of the book The Conquest of Nature: Water, Landscape, and the Making of Modern Germany by Kimiko Hahn
Cover of the book Daughters of the Samurai: A Journey from East to West and Back by Kimiko Hahn
Cover of the book American Dreamer: A Life of Henry A. Wallace by Kimiko Hahn
Cover of the book Plenty of Time When We Get Home: Love and Recovery in the Aftermath of War by Kimiko Hahn
Cover of the book Sciatica Solutions: Diagnosis, Treatment, and Cure of Spinal and Piriformis Problems by Kimiko Hahn
Cover of the book Goodbye, Things: The New Japanese Minimalism by Kimiko Hahn
Cover of the book Wedding Toasts I'll Never Give by Kimiko Hahn
Cover of the book Psychotherapy Essentials to Go: Interpersonal Psychotherapy for Depression by Kimiko Hahn
Cover of the book All About Love: Anatomy of an Unruly Emotion by Kimiko Hahn
Cover of the book Stranger from Abroad: Hannah Arendt, Martin Heidegger, Friendship and Forgiveness by Kimiko Hahn
Cover of the book The Story of Britain: From the Romans to the Present: A Narrative History 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