We Are Changed to Deer in the Broken Place

Kelly Weber's debut collection, We Are Changed to Deer at the Broken Place, explores the non-binary experience and the danger, richness, and multiplicity of solitary experience and the individual subject. She reveals self as world and self as community in poems that situate an inherited tradition in conversation with postmodern innovation and undertheorized concepts of identity, making it an unforgettable first book.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 96 pages
Publication date: 01 December 2022
Publisher: Tupelo Press

Certainly, one could argue that Kelly Weber's debut collection, We Are Changed to Deer at the Broken Place, offers a non-binary experience that is significantly underrepresented in the literary landscape. While this assertion holds true, a narrow interpretation of Weber's poetic gifts and the profound philosophical implications of her work would overlook the richness and depth of her artistic expression. In her poem, Weber poses the intriguing question, "What pulls a woman like me / out here alone, they want to know?" As she explores various responses to this query, Weber unveils the inherent danger, richness, and multiplicity within solitary experiences and within the individual subject.

Adriana Cavererro, a renowned scholar of vocal expression, once observed that thought itself is a collective endeavor, facilitated by a shared cultural imagination. Through her poems, Weber reveals the self as both an individual and a part of a larger world, engaging in a dialogue with inherited traditions and embracing postmodern innovations while addressing undertheorized and profoundly important concepts of identity. This remarkable first book leaves a lasting impression on readers.

Weight: 224g
Dimension: 202 x 203 x 10 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781946482808