Alexandra Teague schrijft met een gevoeligheid die diep ingaat op de menselijke ervaring. Haar poëzie verkent de ingewikkelde verbanden tussen plaats, herinnering en identiteit. Door middel van rijke, suggestieve beelden en zorgvuldig geformuleerde taal nodigt Teague de lezers uit om de natuurlijke wereld en de weerslag ervan op onze innerlijke landschappen te overdenken. Haar werk wordt gekenmerkt door een diepgaand begrip van emoties en een voortdurende zoektocht naar betekenis in het alledaagse.
Explores cycles of family trauma and both the dangerous and recuperative powers of fantasy. Alexandra Teague attempts to understand and contextualize her ‘feral Victorian’ family in terms of trauma and mental health, but also with deep love and humour.
This poetry collection, awarded the 2009 Lexi Rudnitsky First Book Prize, showcases a unique voice and perspective. The poems delve into themes of identity, memory, and the intricacies of human experience, weaving together personal narratives and broader societal reflections. With evocative language and striking imagery, the author invites readers to explore the depths of emotion and thought, making this collection a compelling addition to contemporary poetry.
Echoing Swamplandial and Tell the Waves I'm Home, a perfect debut for anyone who's navigated the seas of adolescence and lived to tell the tale.A.Z. McKinney is on the shores of greatness. Now all she needs is a boat.When the Sea of Santiago appeared overnight in a cow pasture in Arkansas, it seemed to some a religious miracle. But to high school sophomore A.Z. McKinney, it's her chance to make history– as its first oceanographer. All she needs, in the summer of 1989, is to get out on the water. Her plan is easier said than done, since the Sea's eccentric owner is only interested in using it as a tourist destination for beachgoers and devout pilgrims.A.Z. finally thinks she's found a co-captain and potential boyfriend in the edgy conceptional artist, Kristoff, who seems to want to help her build a boat. But between fighting with her best friend to searching for a tourist-terrorizing alligator (that may or may not be a crocodile) to getting caught between feuding churches and her controling parents, distractions are everywhere. With her self-determined oceanic destiny on the line, A.Z. finds herself at odds with everything she thought she knew about life, love, and the Sea. To know the truth about the Sea, and what she wants, A.Z. will have to decide whether to sink or float . . . But which one comes first?