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Bluets

Written by: Maggie Nelson
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Suppose I were to begin by saying that I had fallen in love with a color....

Since 2009, when it first published, to today, Bluets has drawn scores of readers and listeners with its surprising insights into the emotional depths that make us most human - via 240 short pieces, at once lyrical and philosophical, on the color blue. This new edition celebrates Maggie Nelson’s uncompromising vision, inviting longtime fans and newcomers alike to experience and share in an indispensable work that continues to disrupt the literary landscape.
©2009 Maggie Nelson (P)2019 Blackstone Publishing
Philosophy Biographies & Memoirs Poetry Arts & Entertainment
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No, just no

This was not the poetry/prose I was expecting. Just not for me, one of those times I should have read the work, not had it read to me.
And it was definitely a work where the author should not record their work, if anything her tone detracted from her words.

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