The Optogram of the Mind Is a Carnation Lucy Mercer is to take on the

is to take on the forces that cause rupture

in K Patrick's ground-breaking debut book of poems

Pamela Sneed

Ze zoekt zich diep in dingen en lichamen een weg en wat ze meebrengt is iets wat we onmiddel­lijk herkennen als ‘intiem’ en ‘horend bij ons’

a rigorous and generous correspondence with the edges of the frame

The Optogram of the Mind Is a Carnation Lucy Mercer is to take on theIsabel Sobral Campos The Optogram of the Mind is a Carnation is a book length poem memoir reflecting on Portuguese colonization of African countries and its place within the imperial and colonial forces that have shaped global history for the past 500 years. Drawing on the writings of Amlcar Cabral and others, as well as interviews with family members about life under Salazars dictatorship, it weaves together scholarly sources, familial narratives,