Sara Peters' visionary debut collection is a book about obsessions — about desire, violence, sex, beauty, and cruelty, about how they lace through our days, leaving us changed. In these startling poems of mystery and terror, we meet remarkable characters enduring unspeakable things, confronting the raw reality of existence through fearless candor. With profound clarity, elegance, and humour, Sara Peters reminds us of the harrowing and beautiful complexity of life itself. 1996 marks the undeniable arrival of an essential and brave new voice.
Sara Peters' visionary debut collection is a book about obsessions — about desire, violence, sex, beauty, and cruelty, about how they lace through our days, leaving us changed. In these startling poems of mystery and terror, we meet remarkable characters enduring unspeakable things, confronting the raw reality of existence through fearless candor. With profound clarity, elegance, and humour, Sara Peters reminds us of the harrowing and beautiful complexity of life itself. 1996 marks the undeniable arrival of an essential and brave new voice.
| Published By | House of Anansi Press Inc — Apr 13, 2013 |
| Specifications | 80 pages | 5.5 in x 8.5 in |
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| Written By | Sara Peters was born in Antigonish, Nova Scotia and currently lives in Toronto. |
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| Sara Peters was born in Antigonish, Nova Scotia and currently lives in Toronto. |
Commended, Quill & Quire Books of the Year: Fiction, 2013
“There’s something very Bishop-like about the poems in 1996.” —Body Literature
“…this exceptionally brave and fierce first collection left me shaken.” —The Coastal Spectator
“Peters' language… sparkles with clarity -- not to mention steely nerve.” —CBC Books
“Sara Peters’ large-minded speculative vision is not interested in a carbon copy world of appearances, but in the “throbbing interior” of her imagination.” —Table Music
“Peters' achingly stoic collection of poems is vibrant with narrative voices that are clear, confident and unforgiving. Wildly gripping and honest, 1996 conveys the same daunting feeling in thirty distinct ways.” —The Los Angeles Review
“...[Sara Peter's] technique is impeccable...” —Quill & Quire