Bloom in Reverse
Bloom in Reverse
Teresa Leo
Series: Pitt Poetry Series
Copyright Date: 2014
Published by: University of Pittsburgh Press
https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt5vkdvm
Pages: 104
https://www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctt5vkdvm
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Bloom in Reverse
Book Description:

Bloom in Reversechronicles the aftermath of a friend's suicide and the end of a turbulent relationship, working through devastation and loss while on a search for solace that spans from local bars to online dating and beyond to ultimately find true connection and sustaining love. Things move backwards, from death to life, like a reverse time-lapse video of a dead flower morphing from brittle, scorched entity to floral glory to nacsent bud. The poems seek to find those places where the natural world connects to and informs experiences at the core of human relationships, and at times call upon principles and theories from physics and mathematics to describe the complexities of love and loss. It's a book where grief, melancholy, heartbreak, and disillusionment intersect with urban romanticism, hope, possibility, and love.Bloomis all of it, the terrible and the beautiful.

eISBN: 978-0-8229-7964-7
Subjects: Language & Literature
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  1. Front Matter
    Front Matter (pp. i-viii)
    https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt5vkdvm.1
  2. Table of Contents
    Table of Contents (pp. ix-x)
    https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt5vkdvm.2
  3. I. NO
    • CONFESSION
      CONFESSION (pp. 3-3)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt5vkdvm.3
    • THE FIFTH VITAL SIGN
      THE FIFTH VITAL SIGN (pp. 4-4)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt5vkdvm.4
    • SUICIDE IS A MIND STRIPPING PETALS OFF FLOWERS
      SUICIDE IS A MIND STRIPPING PETALS OFF FLOWERS (pp. 5-5)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt5vkdvm.5
    • “EATING IS AN ACT OF OPTIMISM”
      “EATING IS AN ACT OF OPTIMISM” (pp. 6-7)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt5vkdvm.6
    • SHE SAID: IT’S NOT THAT THINGS BRING US TO TEARS, BUT RATHER, THERE ARE TEARS IN THINGS
      SHE SAID: IT’S NOT THAT THINGS BRING US TO TEARS, BUT RATHER, THERE ARE TEARS IN THINGS (pp. 8-8)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt5vkdvm.7
    • MEMORY IS A KIND OF BROKEN PROMISE
      MEMORY IS A KIND OF BROKEN PROMISE (pp. 9-10)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt5vkdvm.8
    • BRONZE
      BRONZE (pp. 11-12)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt5vkdvm.9
    • POEM FOR A TROUBLED ROOM
      POEM FOR A TROUBLED ROOM (pp. 13-15)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt5vkdvm.10
    • FLY HAIKU
      FLY HAIKU (pp. 16-16)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt5vkdvm.11
    • VIRGINIA FARM HAUNTING
      VIRGINIA FARM HAUNTING (pp. 17-18)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt5vkdvm.12
    • METEMPSYCHOSIS
      METEMPSYCHOSIS (pp. 19-20)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt5vkdvm.13
    • I HAVE DRINKS WITH MY DEAD FRIEND’S EX-BOYFRIEND
      I HAVE DRINKS WITH MY DEAD FRIEND’S EX-BOYFRIEND (pp. 21-22)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt5vkdvm.14
    • AFTER TWELVE MONTHS, SOMEONE TELLS ME IT’S TIME TO JOIN THE LIVING
      AFTER TWELVE MONTHS, SOMEONE TELLS ME IT’S TIME TO JOIN THE LIVING (pp. 23-24)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt5vkdvm.15
  4. II. WOLVES IN SHELLS
    • INTO THE SALVAGE YARD
      INTO THE SALVAGE YARD (pp. 27-28)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt5vkdvm.16
    • HOME IS A FOUR–LETTER WORD
      HOME IS A FOUR–LETTER WORD (pp. 29-30)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt5vkdvm.17
    • GOLDEN RATIO
      GOLDEN RATIO (pp. 31-31)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt5vkdvm.18
    • MAUSOLEUM OF THE UNFIXABLE
      MAUSOLEUM OF THE UNFIXABLE (pp. 32-36)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt5vkdvm.19
    • SPLIT SCREEN
      SPLIT SCREEN (pp. 37-37)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt5vkdvm.20
    • CONSTANT
      CONSTANT (pp. 38-39)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt5vkdvm.21
    • YOUR ROSE BUSH
      YOUR ROSE BUSH (pp. 40-40)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt5vkdvm.22
    • LAST CALL SESTINA
      LAST CALL SESTINA (pp. 41-42)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt5vkdvm.23
    • TRANSEMOTIONAL
      TRANSEMOTIONAL (pp. 43-44)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt5vkdvm.24
    • DAYLILIES
      DAYLILIES (pp. 45-46)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt5vkdvm.25
  5. III. HIDDEN WINGS
    • MINIATURE
      MINIATURE (pp. 49-50)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt5vkdvm.26
    • CHAOS THEORY
      CHAOS THEORY (pp. 51-53)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt5vkdvm.27
    • MY FRIEND ASKS WHAT I’VE BEEN DOING LATELY, AND BY THIS SHE MEANS MEN
      MY FRIEND ASKS WHAT I’VE BEEN DOING LATELY, AND BY THIS SHE MEANS MEN (pp. 54-54)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt5vkdvm.28
    • POEM ENDING WITH SIX WORDS FROM A WOMEN’S ROOM STALL
      POEM ENDING WITH SIX WORDS FROM A WOMEN’S ROOM STALL (pp. 55-56)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt5vkdvm.29
    • MECHANICAL REPRODUCTION
      MECHANICAL REPRODUCTION (pp. 57-58)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt5vkdvm.30
    • ONLINE DATING
      ONLINE DATING (pp. 59-60)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt5vkdvm.31
    • EARTH, HAIR, FIRE, WATER
      EARTH, HAIR, FIRE, WATER (pp. 61-62)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt5vkdvm.32
    • NEW YORK CITY
      NEW YORK CITY (pp. 63-64)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt5vkdvm.33
    • THE HEART HAS THE CAPACITY TO BREAK AND RESET A MILLION TIMES
      THE HEART HAS THE CAPACITY TO BREAK AND RESET A MILLION TIMES (pp. 65-66)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt5vkdvm.34
  6. IV. PASSENGER
    • ELEGY, TWO YEARS LATER
      ELEGY, TWO YEARS LATER (pp. 69-70)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt5vkdvm.35
    • THE EXACTNESS OF BIRDS
      THE EXACTNESS OF BIRDS (pp. 71-72)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt5vkdvm.36
    • EX AS CSI EPISODE
      EX AS CSI EPISODE (pp. 73-73)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt5vkdvm.37
    • NINE MAN
      NINE MAN (pp. 74-74)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt5vkdvm.38
    • AND THEN YOU
      AND THEN YOU (pp. 75-76)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt5vkdvm.39
    • THE LAST GOOD MAN
      THE LAST GOOD MAN (pp. 77-78)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt5vkdvm.40
    • HOOKE’S LAW
      HOOKE’S LAW (pp. 79-79)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt5vkdvm.41
    • FORCE
      FORCE (pp. 80-81)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt5vkdvm.42
    • LOVE AS THE CIRCLE-TO-LAND APPROACH
      LOVE AS THE CIRCLE-TO-LAND APPROACH (pp. 82-83)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt5vkdvm.43
    • HORSESHOE CRABS
      HORSESHOE CRABS (pp. 84-87)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt5vkdvm.44
    • ADVICE FOR A DYING FERN
      ADVICE FOR A DYING FERN (pp. 88-90)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt5vkdvm.45
  7. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
    ACKNOWLEDGMENTS (pp. 91-92)
    https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt5vkdvm.46