{"product_id":"slow-fuse-of-the-possible-a-memoir-of-poetry-and-psychoanalysis-paperback","title":"Slow Fuse of the Possible: A Memoir of Poetry and Psychoanalysis - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKate Daniels\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Daniels is a keen observer of visceral moments and powerful emotions.\" --\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"A book of burning soulfulness.\" --Edward Hirsch\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn engrossing and beautifully crafted memoir of imagination, obsession, and disaster from the couch of old-fashioned four-times-a-week psychoanalysis.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eSlow Fuse of the Possible\u003c\/i\u003e is a poet's narrative of a troubled psychoanalysis. It is also a commanding meditation on the powers of language, for good and for ill. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e From the beginning of their time together, it is clear that the enigmatic analyst and Daniels are not a good match, yet both are determined to continue their work--the former in nearly complete silence, and the latter as best she can with the tools at her disposal: careful attention to language, deep reading, and literary imagination. Throughout, the story is filtered through the mind of Emily Dickinson, whose poetry Daniels uses as a fulcrum for the interpretation of her own experience. The book is saturated with Dickinson's verse, and Dickinson is an increasingly haunting presence as crises emerge and the author unravels. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This compelling lyric memoir, so richly steeped in all facets of language and the literary, allows readers a glimpse into the mind of a renowned poet, revealing the dazzling and anguished connections between poetry and psychoanalysis.\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSlow Fuse of the Possible\u003c\/i\u003e is a poet's narrative of a troubled psychoanalysis. It is also a commanding meditation on the powers of language, for good and for ill. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e From the beginning of their time together, it is clear that the enigmatic analyst and Daniels are not a good match, yet both are determined to continue their work--the former in nearly complete silence, and the latter as best she can with the tools at her disposal: careful attention to language, deep reading, and literary imagination. Throughout, the story is filtered through the mind of Emily Dickinson, whose poetry Daniels uses as a fulcrum for the interpretation of her own experience. The book is saturated with Dickinson's verse, and Dickinson is an increasingly haunting presence as crises emerge and the author unravels. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This compelling lyric memoir, so richly steeped in all facets of language and the literary, allows readers a glimpse into the mind of a renowned poet, revealing the dazzling and anguished connections between poetry and psychoanalysis.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eKate Daniels is the author of six poetry collections, including \u003ci\u003eIn the Months of My Son's Recovery\u003c\/i\u003e. A former Guggenheim Fellow, she is the Edwin Mims Professor of English at Vanderbilt University. She teaches writing at the Washington-Baltimore Center for Psychoanalysis and is a former poet in residence at Duke Medical and Vanderbilt Medical.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 216\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.58 x 8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 01, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42692417355839,"sku":"9781952271380","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/8671cfe0371046d76771ad71910ecc0f.webp?v=1764995422","url":"https:\/\/dhl-adrianne.myshopify.com\/products\/slow-fuse-of-the-possible-a-memoir-of-poetry-and-psychoanalysis-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}