![]() The land’s end, the outermost places here, are never mere geography but the far reaches of history and psyche. Experience, however epic or quotidian, appears heightened in a phosphorescent shimmer from the wilding Atlantic. This cold fire pervades Huntington’s diction and rhythms, which press hard against the limits of what can be put into language. “Provincetown is a place both mythic and mystical, and Cynthia Huntington is a someone who gets this right. Terra Nova has the feeling of a biblical prophecy, a lost book that has washed up from the sea.” -Edward Hirsch, author, Gabriel: A Poem “Provincetown is the locus of this ambitious, wide-ranging, and archetypal collection, which takes up various histories of migration and exile and reimagines them for our time. It is one poem with many poems (some of them in prose) carried through the passionate singing rhythm of these voices, becoming the one grand poem that is the book.” -David Ferry, author, Bewilderment, and winner, National Book Award in Poetry The poet stories through many voices, from the elevated language of creation myth and prophetic rebuke, to vivid, realistic barroom scenes, hapless and violent, mediated through a voice of personal account and self-accounting. “This is a magnificent work, focused on the history of an all but sea-surrounded town. Whether chronicling the creation of the world and the first exile from the Judeo-Christian Garden of Eden or imagining the terror and thrill of the first sea voyages, this is electric poetry: challenging, startling, and fulfilling. Huntington’s approach is hybrid, oscillating between verse and lyrical prose to create a work that falls somewhere between an epic poem and a collection of lyric essays. ![]() Yet the voices here, across many times and places, refuse to give in to desolation and despair. ![]() Yet it is also a tough and vernacular work, owing as much to Patti Smith and the Clash as it does to High Modernism.Īgain and again the work shows us outsiders forced into metaphorical and literal wildernesses, whether in a retelling of the biblical Israelites lost in the desert or in stories from Provincetown, Massachusetts, where the new world struggles into being at the edge of the sea. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.In this bold and ambitious book-length poem, National Book Award finalist Cynthia Huntington explores exile and migration-what it means to lose, seek, and find home in all its iterations-through a polyphonic work, written in multiple voices and evoking the method of Hart Crane’s The Bridge or the Nighttown episode in James Joyce’s Ulysses. Should you have any questions, concerns, or require further assistance, please do not hesitate to contact us via email at Our support team will be glad to assist you. We apologize for any inconvenience caused and are actively working towards expanding our capacity. No New Patient Registrations: At present, we regret to inform you that our clinic does not have any family doctors or nurse practitioners accepting new patients. Booking with any other healthcare professional will result in automatic cancellation of your appointment, without prior notice. ![]() Primary Care Provider: It is crucial that you only book appointments with your designated primary care provider (doctor or Nurse Practitioner). Please carefully read the following information before proceeding to the booking page: We would like to bring your attention to some important guidelines for online booking at Terra Nova Medical Clinic. Notice: Important Information Regarding Online Booking ![]()
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