Extra Hidden Life, among the Days

Brenda Hillman's new book, Among the Days, is a visionary and critically important work that meditates on trees, bacteria, wasps, buildings, roots, and stars, offering a discipline of love and service to the world. A free readers companion is available online.

Format: Hardback
Length: 152 pages
Publication date: 08 March 2018
Publisher: University Press of New England

Brenda Hillman's latest book opens in a place of profound mourning and attentive listening, embarking on a transformative journey that oscillates between the earthly and the transcendent. These poems delve into the essence of trees, bacteria, wasps, buildings, roots, and stars, culminating in twinned elegies and poems of praise that unlock both magical and archetypal realms for human imagination. From forests to seashores, Hillman's vision is entirely original, her forms inventive and playful. At times, the language takes on a feral quality as the poet navigates her way toward other consciousnesses, embracing planetary time. This is poetry as a discipline of love and service to the world, guiding us through the depths of grief and leading us toward an ethics of active resistance.

Hillman's previous works include Practical Water and Seasonal Works with Letters on Fire, which received the prestigious Griffin Prize for Poetry. Her latest offering, Extra Hidden Life, Among the Days, stands as a visionary and profoundly important work for our time. An accompanying free readers companion is available online at http://brendahillman.site.wesleyan.edu. The book is presented in hardcover format, without a jacket.

Weight: 484g
Dimension: 164 x 236 x 22 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780819578051