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The Jaguar
The Jaguar | Sarah Holland-Batt
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With electrifying boldness, Holland-Batt confronts what it means to be mortal in an astonishing and deeply humane portrait of a father's Parkinson's Disease, and a daughter forged by grief. Opening and closing with startling elegies set in the charged moments before and after a death, and fearlessly probing the body's animal endurance, appetites and metamorphoses, The Jaguar is marked by Holland-Batt's lyric intensity and linguistic mastery, along with a stark new clarity of voice.Here, Holland-Batt is at her most exacting and uncompromising: these ferociously intelligent, insistent poems refuse to look away, and challenge us to view ruthless witness as a form of love. The Jaguar is an indelible collection by a poet at the height of her powers.
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A stunning collection of poems that you‘ll want to re-read. The first section addresses her father‘s illness & death and is honest, unflinching and beautiful. Other poems look at relationships & life in Italy, America, Morocco. I loved the feel of travelling, her ability to convey much with one or two observations & the clear language. Unshowy, elegant and fresh.

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