Luminous Body, Glittering Ash
Luminous Body, Glittering Ash
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Luminous Body, Glittering Ash explores the emergence of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Los Angeles and the complexities of losing friends, lovers, and family.. The poems in this volume hold a haunting, unmistakable relevance as we continue to navigate a seemingly interminable global pandemic. Echoing an era described by the poet as “the impossible time,” these poems hold out the possibility of survival in the midst of great sorrow and loss, and the attribution of meaning and purpose to the life that remains.
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C.W Emerson
has received numerous international honors for his work, including winner of two prizes from Poetry International: the C.P. Cavafy Poetry Prize (2018) and co-winner of the 2023-24 Summer Chapbook competition. Emerson’s poetry and literary criticism have appeared in books and journals including Harvard Review, Oxford University Press, Greensboro Review, Tupelo Quarterly and others. He is the author of a chapbook, Off Coldwater Canyon (The Poetry Box, 2021) and the prize-winning portfolio, The Thoracic Diaries, forthcoming in Poetry International. His website is The Older American Poet where you can find poetry readings and more!