Poetry. Written during a six-week trip through Europe, COÖRDINATES OF YES marries nuances of travel (loneliness, restlessness, adventure, reverie, risk, discovery) with ekphrasis (poems inspired by the visual arts). This collection of poems addresses different ways of seeing: The experience of travel and art-viewing can enlighten as well as confuse, while the literal eye that travels is undifferentiated from the eye of the imagination. At the core of COÖRDINATES OF YES lies dualism: "Coördinates" refers to place and transience of travel, and "Yes" suggests the mind-set required of both traveler and viewer of art.
Author Hometown: SEATTLE, WA USA
About the author: Janée J. Baugher holds a B.S. from Boston University and an M.F.A. from Eastern Washington University. A former poetry editor of Willow Springs and Switched-on Gutenberg, Baugher regularly collaborates with visual artists, composers, and choreographers. Her recent collaborations were produced at University of Cincinnati-Conservatory of Music, Interlochen Center for the Arts (Interlochen, MI), and Dance Now! Ensemble (Miami Beach, FL). A two-time Pushcart Prize nominee and Bread Loaf Writers' conference contributor, Baugher presented the panel, "Art to Art: Ekphrastic Poetry" at the 2009 Association of Writing & Writing Programs conference in Chicago. Her second poetry manuscript, "The Body's Physics," has been shortlisted at Black Lawrence Press and Saturnalia Books. COÖRDINATES OF YES is her debut collection.
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