1996

by Sara Peters

Overview

Sara Peters' visionary debut collection is a book about obsessions — about desire, violence, sex, beauty, and cruelty, about how they lace through our days, leaving us changed. In these startling poems of mystery and terror, we meet remarkable characters enduring unspeakable things, confronting the raw reality of existence through fearless candor. With profound clarity, elegance, and humour, Sara Peters reminds us of the harrowing and beautiful complexity of life itself. 1996 marks the undeniable arrival of an essential and brave new voice.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781770892712
Publisher:	House of Anansi Press
Publication date:	04/13/2013
Pages:	80
Product dimensions:	8.40(w) x 5.50(h) x 0.30(d)

About the Author

Sara Peters was born in Antigonish, Nova Scotia and currently lives in Toronto.

Editorial Reviews

…this exceptionally brave and fierce first collection left me shaken.

The Coastal Spectator - Jenny Boychuk

Peters' language… sparkles with clarity — not to mention steely nerve.

CBC Books

...[Sara Peter's] technique is impeccable...

Quill & Quire

Sara Peters’ large-minded speculative vision is not interested in a carbon copy world of appearances, but in the “throbbing interior” of her imagination.

Table Music - Chris Banks

There’s something very Bishop-like about the poems in 1996.

Body Literature - Joshua Mensch

Peters' achingly stoic collection of poems is vibrant with narrative voices that are clear, confident and unforgiving. Wildly gripping and honest, 1996 conveys the same daunting feeling in thirty distinct ways.

The Los Angeles Review - Gina Vaynshteyn