Geography V

by Emma Bolden

"Geography V tells a story of the dissolution of love with exquisite, poetic precision. Heartbreaking and eloquent, Emma Bolden writes beautifully and fearlessly about loss of innocence and trust, as well as love, personal authenticity, and resilience." —Julianna Baggott "Geography V is a cartographical record of the heart as it goes up in flames. The lyricism and humor are as exquisite and berserk as love itself. I reached the last page and turned promptly back to the first. The words and distances expanded me on the inside. When I read any of Bolden’s work, I forget to eat, to sleep, to get off the plane. After I read her, there is a part of me that hungers, goes sleepless, and never lands. —Hannah Dela Cruz Abrams "Bolden is a cartographer of the heart, and Geography V is a roadmap across the interior—of a broken relationship, a complicated past and a woman you can't help but fall in love with." —Chantel Acevedo

Genres: Nonfiction, Memoir

20 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 2014

Reviews

[Allison · Rating 5 out of 5]

Nonfiction chapbook. Wonderfully poetic. love the organizing concept.

[Laurel Perez · Rating 5 out of 5]

This lovely little chapbook, while quite small, is bursting at the seams. A tiny mesmerizing meditation that lulls and breaks readers. Bolden's fierce, unrelenting look at two people is done in such a way that I find myself speechless. It is a prose journey through the rise and fall of the two, sharp examinations of movement and space, and less that of a catalouge or dialogue. I want to read this book aloud again and again, the language vibrates, the images tender and real.

[Juliana Gray · Rating 5 out of 5]

What a tough, unflinching collection of linked essays. They brought to mind every bad relationship I've ever had; I just wish I'd written about them half so well.

[Christina M Rau · Rating 5 out of 5]

Devastating and haunting and beautifully poetic in every way. Just read it.