Rouse the Ruse and the Rush Eros the Bittersweet

Rouse the Ruse and the Rush Eros the BittersweetMia You Rouse the Ruse and the Rush is a poetic sequence inspired by the work of the acclaimed Dutch painter of floral still lifes Rachel Ruysch (1665 1750) and her father, Frederik Ruysch (1638 1731), an anatomist and botanist well known for his innovative embalming techniques. With Rachels help, Frederik created a series of dioramas incorporating human, mostly fetal, body parts and decorative elements such as lace ribbons, pearls, and coral that

it yields one of the most original and genre-changing anthologies to be published for some years

Shortlisted for the 2023 PEN America Award for Poetry in Translation

not didactic and yet in its composure quietly instructive

Nothing is too small or unlovely to be transfixed by the poet’s attention

Maarten van der Graaff

then lovely curt goodbye

het uitsterven van dieren en andere levensvormen

full of messy

but they honour the originals' forms and intentions

parties and activism in 1980s Feminist art movements

verhaal- en brieffragmenten

maar het is het beste wat ik kan schrijven