Dulge, rageous, couth, chalant--we think of prefixes as a few letters that change a word, but what if a word is lost without one? Each prose poem in Whelmed features a word that has been unhinged from its prefix, allowing new meanings--radically unfamiliar, yet uncannily intimate--to emerge from these prefixless word deposits. Part prose-poem sequence and part encyclopedia of unpredictably irregular terms, Whelmed is at times deranging, almost disturbing, sometimes detached, and ultimately joyfully disrupting.

Nicole Markotic is a poet, novelist, and critic. She is currently a professor of creative writing, children's literature, and disability studies at the University of Windsor in Ontario.


Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Coach House Books
Published: 05/03/2016
ISBN: 9781552453261
Pages: 88
Weight: 0.30lbs
Size: 7.90h x 5.40w x 0.30d

Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 07/18/2016