Lisa Robertson’s Magenta Soul Whip

Lucretius the Roman poet-philosopher is layered into the pages of Lisa Robertson’s latest book of poetry, Lisa Robertson’s Magenta Soul Whip. He’s mentioned, quoted, revered, and interrogated, as are some of his contemporaries—Pliny, who wrote of the fall of Pompeii—and other slightly less long-gone writers like Baudelaire. Indeed, in this meaty collection of works written [...]

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