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Dividing the Wayside
The liminal strip that divides the highway from the surrounding land is called a wayside. Often thick with wildflowers and insects, it’s a natural space that coexists with traffic and exhaust. In Dividing the Wayside, Haysom likewise navigates the territory in between, searching the intricate periphery of experience for hidden meaning and beauty. Her voice is passionate, charming, and ironic, her language precise and musical.
88 pages, Paperback
Published October 15, 2018
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June 26, 2019
Did this book redeem my entire life? Probably.
I don’t know how long this book has been sitting on my shelf, demanding to be read. It’s beautiful and so strong, drenched in language that flows.
There’s something traditional but inventive in the stories that Haysom tells.
I don’t know how long this book has been sitting on my shelf, demanding to be read. It’s beautiful and so strong, drenched in language that flows.
There’s something traditional but inventive in the stories that Haysom tells.
January 28, 2019
Steven Heighton is correct: this is a superb first collection of poems. Haysom's sequence on Dickinson is a marvel. Highly, highly recommended.
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