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    Circle / Square
    Circle / Square
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    Circle / Square

    By T.J. McLemore

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    Throughout Circle / Square, T. J. McLemore renders the language of physics and theoretical science into poetry to illuminate the mysterious ways we experience reality. Exploring the complex and at-times dense world of scientific language, MeLemore spins into verse the kind of material many poets might shy away from. Throughout the chapbook, the poet begins from theoretical physics and other realms of science to continue poetry’s endless search to define, explore, and represent the world truthfully through deep attention to language and form. Neutrinos, string theory, thermodynamics, and quantum entanglement become meditations and tools for self-examination as McLemore finds new ways to revel in and represent physical existence. Drawing from highly technical scientific materials, McLemore has crafted poems that are thoughtful, grounding, and expressively charged, leading readers through divine moments of wonder and contemplation. 
     
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAutumn House Press
    Release dateDec 22, 2020
    ISBN9781938769917
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      Circle / Square - T.J. McLemore

      CIRCLE / SQUARE

      An Autumn House Book

      All rights reserved.

      Copyright © 2020 by T.J. McLemore

      Typeset in Minion Pro

      Cover design by Kinsley Stocum

      Cover art sources:

      Photo by Roger Fenton, The Valley of the Shadow of Death. 1855 Illustration from The First Six Books of the Elements of Euclid by Oliver Byrne, In a Given Circle to Inscribe a Square. 1847

      Printed in the USA

      No part of this book can be reproduced in any form whatsoever without written permission from the publisher, except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical reviews or essays.

      For information about permission to reprint, contact Autumn House Press, 5530 Penn Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15206.

      ISBN: 978-1-938769-66-5

      All Autumn House books are printed on acid-free paper and meet the international standards of permanent books intended for purchase by libraries.

      Autumn House Press and Autumn House are registered

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