Halfway Between Everywhere

Kurt Lovelace

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alfway Between Everywhere is a multi-genre literary collection  that blends original poetryliterary essays, and translated works. The text features a diverse array of poems exploring themes of memorymortalityhuman intimacy, and the tensions of modern technological society.
    In his essays, Lovelace provides deep analytical dives into the technical craft and philosophical underpinnings of poets Tony Hoagland and John Ashbery.
  The author also presents several translations of iconic poems by NerudaRilke, Goethe, Gaius Iulius Hyginus, and Jacques Prevert, accompanied by notes explaining his effort to preserve linguistic puns and emotional nuances.
   Throughout the volume, Lovelace connects personal history—including his military experience and family life—with broader existential inquiries. Ultimately, the collection serves as a meditation on the transformative power of language and the search for meaning within a fragmented world
 
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Tony Hoagland says, “Kurt has a linguistically intricate ear and a forceful passionate intellect, and when they work together the poems blaze with a fluent originality.”
 
DeWitt Henry, founder of Ploughshares, says, “Kurt Lovelace dips his poet’s tongue into the honey of intelligence and witness. His voice is authentic; and his arresting collection has the heft and range of a tome.”
 
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