Trace Elements: Poems

by Barbara Jordan

Acclaimed for her ability to weave religion, nature, language, and art into poetry, the author of Channel shares her second set of work that explores how we know what we know and how we order knowledge, both as individuals and as a collective. Original.

Genres: Poetry

64 pages, Paperback

First published March 1, 1998

About the author

American politician Barbara Charline Jordan, an eloquent spokesperson for the rights of the disadvantaged, served as a representative of United States from Texas from 1973 to 1979.

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Reviews

[Jessica · Rating 5 out of 5]

Poetry books that feature science successfully are few and far between. This is a brilliant book that uses biology very effectively and emotively. Big cosmic questions dwelt on as well. I love this book to the point of distraction. (For fans of this kind of work, also check out Stefi Weisburd's The Wind-up Gods, which is just as skillfully done, but more playful).

[Kandace · Rating 3 out of 5]

Heady and dense - the kind of poetry that needs your filled attention to really understand and also probably scientific experience alongside an English degree.

[Haley · Rating 5 out of 5]

Barbara Jordan is a master. Her language is delicious and profoundly aware of itself, her allusions are grand yet humble. The perfect autumnal read. However, I do not recommend it for those who desire poetry to be easily accessible. Jordan willingly abstracts herself, and her reader must be able to suffer and welcome the depths of this obscurity.

[Julene · Rating 3 out of 5]

I have this book on my shelf and read it long ago. I will have to revisit it to do a review.