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About this book
The Occupant is a collection of persona and prose poems that explores the "inner lives" of common household objects, along with that of "The Occupant" of the house, their human keeper. Taken together, their shifting perspectives engage questions of time, mortality, and the nature of consciousness itself, reminding readers of the beauty and strangeness that lurk under the surface of ordinary thought—the "other world" that, as Paul Éluard noted, "resides in this one."
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Yes, you can access The Occupant by Jennifer S. Maier,Jennifer Maier in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Literature & Poetry. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half title
- Title
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- The Occupant Imagines the House as a Great Fish
- Conch
- Lingerie
- Matchbook
- The Occupant Considers Poisoning the Ants
- Mirror
- Toothbrush
- Hairbrush
- Light Bulb
- The Occupant Recalls a Hymn by Isaac Watts During a Rainstorm
- Red Paper Lantern
- Porcelain Buddha
- Eyeglasses
- The Occupant Contemplates Selling the Family Heirloom
- Cup and Saucer
- The Occupant Assesses Her Current Condition, Consistent with Age and Use
- Pleasure Object
- Eight Things the Occupant Thinks About While Making a Cake and One That Does Not Occur to Her
- Whisk
- Kitchen Knife
- The Occupant Is Visited by the Dead Poet
- Moth Orchid
- Glass of Wine
- Black Molly
- After a Period of Sadness, the Occupant Wakes from a Happy Dream
- Alarm Clock
- Bed Pillow
- The Occupant Is Knitting an Infinity Scarf
- Spider
- Dust Bunny
- Passing a Cemetery, the Occupant Briefly Considers Forms of Posthumous Existence in Which a Trace of the Individual Is Preserved
- Sunflower
- Bowl of Cherries
- Memorandum
- The Occupant Revisits the Rooms of Her Life and Arrives at a Late Understanding
- Acknowledgments
- About the Author