Seven Into Even

Fiction & Literature, Poetry
Cover of the book Seven Into Even by Jacqueline Turner, ECW Press
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Jacqueline Turner ISBN: 9781554902774
Publisher: ECW Press Publication: October 1, 2006
Imprint: a misFit book Language: English
Author: Jacqueline Turner
ISBN: 9781554902774
Publisher: ECW Press
Publication: October 1, 2006
Imprint: a misFit book
Language: English

Seven Into Even reworks Edmund Spenser’s The Faerie Queene in counterpoint to the seven deadly sins, and brings these vast references through a mesh of contemporary settings and issues in a series of poetic installations. The number seven works as an organizing principle: the book struggles with narrative and its constraints, questioning the development of characters as a poetic device, and reflecting on itself as it builds.

Seven Into Even is prose poetry at light speed, intermingled with the luscious slowness of short line leaps. Its seven sections explore the geographical spaciousness and local landscapes of Canada. Jacqueline Turner walks her poems through the handful of streets that make up Vancouver’s Horseshoe Bay, to the Ship & Anchor in Calgary, and invites them to notice the way the sidewalks curve and cars stop for pedestrians – even if they’re jaywalking. Her characters are unsure and ambivalent – and yet confident enough to highlight the fallacies of knowledge, reality, and truth.

The scale of Turner’s project is both daunting and paradoxical. Like Spenser, she considers the differences between appearance and reality, probing them for resonance. She records the noises that emanate beyond the surface of things, building intensities through the thrill and push of language as it rushes across the page. By playfully mixing genres, this book undoes the distinction between high and low art with an exciting series of linguistic collisions.

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

Seven Into Even reworks Edmund Spenser’s The Faerie Queene in counterpoint to the seven deadly sins, and brings these vast references through a mesh of contemporary settings and issues in a series of poetic installations. The number seven works as an organizing principle: the book struggles with narrative and its constraints, questioning the development of characters as a poetic device, and reflecting on itself as it builds.

Seven Into Even is prose poetry at light speed, intermingled with the luscious slowness of short line leaps. Its seven sections explore the geographical spaciousness and local landscapes of Canada. Jacqueline Turner walks her poems through the handful of streets that make up Vancouver’s Horseshoe Bay, to the Ship & Anchor in Calgary, and invites them to notice the way the sidewalks curve and cars stop for pedestrians – even if they’re jaywalking. Her characters are unsure and ambivalent – and yet confident enough to highlight the fallacies of knowledge, reality, and truth.

The scale of Turner’s project is both daunting and paradoxical. Like Spenser, she considers the differences between appearance and reality, probing them for resonance. She records the noises that emanate beyond the surface of things, building intensities through the thrill and push of language as it rushes across the page. By playfully mixing genres, this book undoes the distinction between high and low art with an exciting series of linguistic collisions.

More books from ECW Press

Cover of the book The Last Hiccup by Jacqueline Turner
Cover of the book Arrow’s Fall by Jacqueline Turner
Cover of the book Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame, The by Jacqueline Turner
Cover of the book Dont Stop Believin by Jacqueline Turner
Cover of the book Golden Oldies by Jacqueline Turner
Cover of the book Shark and the Fish, The by Jacqueline Turner
Cover of the book Young Neil by Jacqueline Turner
Cover of the book In the Black by Jacqueline Turner
Cover of the book Smugglers Blues by Jacqueline Turner
Cover of the book Always Die Before Your Mother by Jacqueline Turner
Cover of the book Self-Defence for the Brave and Happy by Jacqueline Turner
Cover of the book Lost Ate My Life by Jacqueline Turner
Cover of the book A Desolate Splendor by Jacqueline Turner
Cover of the book Beneath the Wake by Jacqueline Turner
Cover of the book Best Canadian Sports Writing by Jacqueline Turner
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