Ode to Gertrude Stein
This collection reflects the tenor of Tender Buttons, the groundbreaking book by the iconic Gertrude Stein. In that book, Stein forced a new reading of language, and its objectification. The poems consistently scrutinized the object, with a line such as: "Nickel, what is nickel, it is originally rid of a cover." Stein is best known for her remarkable proclamation: "A rose is a rose is a rose is a rose."