3 Sections
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| Author | Vijay Seshadri |
|---|---|
| Genre | Poetry |
| Publisher | Graywolf Press |
Publication date | 2013 |
| Publication place | United States of America |
| ISBN | 978-1-55597-716-0 |
3 Sections is a 2013 poetry collection written by Vijay Seshadri and published by Graywolf Press. It won the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry in 2014.[1]
Description
[edit]3 sections is mostly made up of free verse poems, though the collection notably includes a prose piece ("Pacific Fishes of Canada") and a long-form poem ("Personal Essay").[2] Despite the collection's title, the divisions between the eponymous "3 Sections" remain ambiguous, possibly separated into "divisions of contemporary life—a wayward history, an indeterminate future, and a perpectual long to out-think time" or divided by form (free verse poems / prose / long poem).[2][3]
Reception and Critical Engagement
[edit]The Pulitzer citation for the collection called the book,
- "a compelling collection of poems that examine human consciousness, from birth to dementia, in a voice that is by turns witty and grave, compassionate and remorseless."[1]
Lauren Hilger in Green Mountain Review argued that the collection's inclusion of an essay-like prose piece is a call for readers to reevaluate their definitions of poetry.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "3 Sections, by Vijay Seshadri via The Pulitzer Prize".
- ^ a b Bherwani, Bhisham. "Review: On Vijay Seshadri's "3 Sections" | The American Reader". theamericanreader.com. Retrieved July 26, 2024.
- ^ "3 Sections — Graywolf Press". www.graywolfpress.org.
- ^ Hilger, Lauren (16 January 2014). "Review of 3 Sections by Vijay Seshadri". Green Mountains Review. Retrieved July 26, 2024.