Waterloo Express

by Paulette Jiles

The remarkable debut poetry collection from renowned bestselling novelist and Award–winning poet Paulette Jiles, reissued in a handsome A List edition. Originally published in 1973, Paulette Jiles’s first collection amazed audiences with its rare depth of texture and verbal dexterity. Her work moves through landscapes that range from Africa to Mexico to Toronto with the ease of a travelling magician. Her swift, intricate metaphors leave the reader breathless, but her work also manages to be straight, earthy, vernacular, and disturbingly perceptive.

Genres: Poetry

83 pages, Hardcover

Published January 1, 1973

About the author

Paulette Kay Jiles was an American poet, memoirist and novelist.

Reviews

[Miles Smith · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is really a remarkable collection considering the fact that it was Jiles’ debut. The images of human interaction and human interaction with nature in this collection bring to mind unique combination of wonder and nostalgia.

[Olivia · Rating 5 out of 5]

Absolutely a 5 star read. Reminds me of Ariel in that Plath and Jiles both have this insane mastery that feels like they're playing with language but they do it so seamlessly and perfectly that it's almost like a fever dream. My favorites: No Days Off, Sunflowers, Doing Time, November Separates Everything, The Tin Woodsman, Hitchhiker, Conversation, Tornado, Mass, Tallness, We Are Like Two Tow-Trucks, Schooner Cove

[Jessie B. · Rating 2 out of 5]

Didn't really connect with these poems