iron-on constellations
By Emily Pohl-Weary
A poetry collection Published by Tightrope Books
October 2005
Iron-on Constellations defiantly explores the beauty and complexity of the everyday.
Through short, confident bursts that act like graffiti on an alley wall, award-winning author Emily Pohl-Weary’s poems reveal hidden layers of emotion and political motivation.
She sifts through the surface dirt, grime and debris of the city to reveal the isolation, illness, love and sexuality lurking beneath.
Advance Praise for Iron-on Constellations
“Poetry rarely does anything for me, but I like these. They’re sad, and hopeful, and refuse the easy slide into numbness.”
--Jim Munroe, author of An Opening Act of Unspeakable Evil
“These sensual poems have everything to do with the physical. Ugliness and pain are expressed in terms of a body slammed against the world, whether it’s the world of machines or the natural world or some mundane thing made magic by juxtaposition.”
--Ken Sparling, author of Dad Says He Saw You at the Mall
Watch videos based on poems in the book
Filmed and edited by Andrew Macrae
High-Speed Connections (large files):
Slower Connections (smaller files):
Three more video poems made several years ago, by John Hodgins:
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Read Some Poems from Iron-on Constellations
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More Information
Download a press release or visit the Tightrope Books website.
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Buy Iron-on Constellations
Canadian Orders$13 (includes postage)
International Orders
$15 U.S. (includes postage)
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Contact the Publisher
Tightrope Books
E-mail. Tel: 416-787-4202
www.tightropebooks.com.