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Diamond Forde reveals the genesis of ‘The Book of Alice’
Author Diamond Forde traces The Book of Alice's roots to family history, grief, and imagination, noting her debut collection won the 2019 Saturnalia Poetry Prize.
- Author Diamond Forde discussed the origins of her new work, The Book of Alice, which chronicles her grandmother's journey from childhood through adulthood.
- Forde previously won the 2019 Saturnalia Poetry Prize for her debut collection, Mother Body, establishing her focus on family history and systemic erasures shaping identity.
- Written in an epistolary format, the book creates a conversation about her grandmother's life, allowing Forde to grieve those left behind while exploring her own place within history.
- Forde intends the text to challenge readers' perspectives on time and etymology while processing trauma and exploring the boundary between past and present.
- Language serves as a tool to shape reality through myth-making and memory, positioning Forde as a distinct voice in contemporary literature engaged with human stories.
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Diamond Forde reveals the genesis of ‘The Book of Alice’
Diamond Forde is the award-winning author of “The Book of Alice.” Her debut collection, “Mother Body,” won the 2019 Saturnalia Poetry Prize, and her work has appeared in Poetry magazine, Boston Review, Great River Review and elsewhere. An assistant professor…
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