Short Histories of Light
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Shiver. Swift whip of wind. / Fangs of the low front / stinging fierce as forest fires. / Frost thickening the stoop. In his debut collection, Short Histories of Light, Aidan Chafe recounts his Catholic upbringing in a household dealing with the common but too often taboo subject of mental illness. In unflinching fashion, Chafe reveals the unintended disasters that follow those who struggle with depression and the frustration of loved ones left to pick up the pieces. Other sections of the book shine a light on the wounds inflicted by systems of patriarchy, particularly organized religion, and the caustic nature of humanity. Imagery and metaphor illuminate Chafe's writing in a range of poetic forms, both modern and traditional. A boy stares helplessly through the walls of the family home, watches "filaments in glass skulls buzzing." A father's birthmark is described as a "scarlet letter." Grandma is portrayed as a "forgotten girl on a Ferris wheel of feelings." Vivid and haunting, at once tender and terse, Short Histories of Light captures what it feels like to be a short circuit in a world of darkness.

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Publisher
McGill-Queen's University Press
Year
2018
ISBN
9780773552890
Topic
Literature
Subtopic
Canadian Poetry
Index
Literature

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Copyright
  3. CONTENTS
  4. THETIS
  5. DISCONNECTION
  6. FATHER’S HAND
  7. NIGHT OWL
  8. BREATHING LESSONS
  9. GRANDMA’S APARTMENT
  10. RITA
  11. DIARY OF A REDHEAD
  12. PSYCH WARD HYMNAL
  13. MAJOR
  14. HELL HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH FIRE
  15. A SHORT HISTORY OF LIGHT
  16. MUTE SWAN
  17. CHIEF BROOM
  18. IGNORING PRESENCE OF MIND
  19. NATURE’S WARD
  20. PSYCH WARD HYMNAL
  21. CALCULATIONS FOR CATHOLICS
  22. WHY GOD IS A FATHER
  23. ABRAHAM
  24. GOSPEL ACCORDING TO UNCLE PETER
  25. OUR FATHER
  26. CALCULATIONS FOR CATHOLICS
  27. GENUFLECTION
  28. MIKE
  29. LOST LAMBS
  30. JESUS LIZARD
  31. MINDING THE GAP
  32. ON THE ORIGIN OF APPLES
  33. UNSETTLEMENT
  34. DEPENDENCY DAY
  35. VEGASTRICTION
  36. SALMON FISHING
  37. UNSETTLEMENT
  38. PUNJABI SCHOOLYARD
  39. MADE IN INDONESIA
  40. AT THE CORNER OF HOWE AND HASTINGS
  41. COMMUTE
  42. SIMILKAMEEN DREAM
  43. SHARPEST TOOTH
  44. FOXHOLE DIARY
  45. HYANNIS
  46. THE WOODS
  47. WEATHER HUNTER
  48. SHARPEST TOOTH
  49. RED, HAVING RENDERED
  50. DAUGHTERLY ADVICE
  51. TRAITORSPOTTING
  52. INCISIONS
  53. FIRESTARTERS
  54. HOUSEBOAT
  55. PAS DE DEUX
  56. PORTRAIT OF A BOY AS MIST
  57. ANATOMY OF CHAOS
  58. ACCIDENT
  59. PROLOGUE TO ABSOLUTE CERTAINTY
  60. NOTES
  61. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS