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    Riddle Field: Poems
    Riddle Field: Poems
    Riddle Field: Poems
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    Riddle Field: Poems

    By Derek Thomas Dew

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    Winner of the 2019 Interim Test Site Poetry Series Prize

    "Dew is an exciting and complex new voice in contemporary poetry."     —Publisher's Weekly
     
    The beautifully crafted poems in Riddle Field explore two parallel themes, the impact of the impending destruction of a dam on a small town and the trauma of sexual abuse and eventual recovery from it. This work focuses on the environment, human and physical, in which the loss of nature and innocence is born and calls attention to the many ways we create both intimacy and distance when trauma is hidden or denied. Derek Thomas Dew’s language is harsh, honest, and sometimes heartbreaking. His poems capture the confusion and fatigue that must be navigated for a victim of abuse to piece himself back together and the internal strife that comes with carry-ing a traumatic secret that can no longer be ignored. 

    Rich with unforgettable images and the quiet strength of hard-won survival, Riddle Field tackles the complex process of achieving self-awareness and recovery in the wake of profound trauma.
     
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherUniversity of Nevada Press
    Release dateOct 6, 2020
    ISBN9781948908771
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