Love in the Wild: Limited Edition Chapbook
Odysseus’s final task was to walk
into the bronze wheat, an oar nested
next to his shoulder mound as people came
from their houses like schools of curious
minnows. Walk until a farmer who never
knew the surprise of salt asked
if he was carrying a winnowing fan...
In Love in the Wild, Elizabeth Hoover reaches into the ancient past to understand present-day conflicts including the Iraq war, environmental destruction, and violence against women. Written with a strict attention to meter, the violence described strains against the regularity of the line. Designed by Los Angeles-based artist Dorothy Hoover, this run of 60 chapbooks was made in collaboration with Encyclopedia Destructica.
into the bronze wheat, an oar nested
next to his shoulder mound as people came
from their houses like schools of curious
minnows. Walk until a farmer who never
knew the surprise of salt asked
if he was carrying a winnowing fan...
In Love in the Wild, Elizabeth Hoover reaches into the ancient past to understand present-day conflicts including the Iraq war, environmental destruction, and violence against women. Written with a strict attention to meter, the violence described strains against the regularity of the line. Designed by Los Angeles-based artist Dorothy Hoover, this run of 60 chapbooks was made in collaboration with Encyclopedia Destructica.
The Archive Sings of Winter: Recording of 12 Poems
Elizabeth Hoover reads selections from “The Archive Sings of Winter,” a book-length series of poems set in a fantastical archive populated by strange creatures, cryptic librarians, and living documents. In a fictional library that’s both magical and limitless, the narrator encounters new and mysterious objects, each an origin point from which a longer narrative unfolds. He discovers the archive contains jars of wind, clothing haunted by former wearers, and his own memories. The library transforms into a theater, factory, and aquarium, as objects come alive and speak.
Cover design by Dorothy Hoover.
Cover design by Dorothy Hoover.
Read Elizabeth's Poetry
"In the Entryway," in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
"Lat-Kat" second place winner of the 2012 Split This Rock poetry contest "Inquiry: The Geranium" in Anti- "Mercy" in The Adirondack Review "Boy with the Missing Rib" and "War Games" in New Letters (Scroll down to "This Side of War") "Inquiry: Detail" and "Inquiry: The Image" in The Other Journal "Attempt" in RATTLE "One Act" in Gigantic Sequins |
Listen to Elizabeth
Read and discuss her poetry on Prosody
Read "Against Minimalism" and other poems on The Poet's Weave Read poetry about the photography of Saul Leiter on The Poet's Weave |
Elizabeth's poetry has appeared in the following journals
"Letter from Sweetwater" in Plainsongs Vol. XXXII, No 3, Spring 2012"Por Bem" in the The Massachusetts Review Vol. LII, No. 2
"Crossing Hart Creek" in Folio Fall 2010/Spring 2011
"Yard Work" in Poetry Northwest Spring/Summer 2011
"Lanesville" in The Cafe Review
"The Epistemology of Crows" in Natural Bridge
"Mint" in Fourth River Fall 2008
"The Altar" in The Atlanta Review
"A Celebration: Maude Oklahoma" in Hayden's Ferry Review
"Phone Call from the French Quarter" in the Cimarron Review
"Love in the Wild" in the Asheville Poetry Review
