Anatomize

by Natasha Dennerstein

Anatomize is a series of hymns to the human body and its machinations. Procedural in how it works through the original concept, this book examines the body through the naming and examination of its parts and their transcendental workings.

Like Victor Frankenstein of Mary Shelley's novel, Dennerstein creates a vibrant living being from the fragments lying about the laboratory.

Genres: Poetry

2 pages, Audible Audio

Published February 18, 2021

About the author

Natasha Dennerstein was born in Melbourne, Australia, to a family originating in Belarus.  She worked as a psychiatric nurse for many years, which gave her an interesting perspective on the human condition. She has an MFA from San Francisco State University. Natasha has had poetry published in many journals including Landfall, Snorkel, Shenandoah, Bloom, Transfer, Red Light Lit, Spoon River Poetry Review and Foglifter. Her collections Anatomize (2015) Triptych Caliform (2016)and About a Girl (2017) were published by Norfolk Press in San Francisco. Her recent chapbook Seahorse (2017) was published by Nomadic Press in Oakland.

Reviews

[Wayne Goodman · Rating 5 out of 5]

She Had Me at "Acetabulum"

Australian-born poet extraordinaire Natasha Dennerstein provides a tour (de force) of the human body, its components, processes, and abilities. As a former nurse, she has insight into the workings of the corpus and displays her talents at painting abstract and real-world visions of the human potential. While not specifically an anatomy course, this three-part collection can instruct the reader on how to construct modern poetry that satisfies the ears, eyes, mind, and heart.

[Madeline · Rating 5 out of 5]

If words fill one's mind as good food fills a belly, then read "Anatomize".... it is a gourmet feast.

[Neil Austin · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wonderful. Ms Dennerstein's poetry is both entirely accessible and provokingly profound, a joy to read and deeply satisfying. Her tour of the human anatomy is also a tour of the human soul. From decadence through love to spiritual longing, all that we are here lies naked and bold.
Highly recommended to experienced lovers of poetry and also to the curious newcomer, wary of pretence. Natasha is the real deal.

[Larry Lare · Rating 3 out of 5]

Gutsy and bone rattling!

Larry Lare Nelson-SF