Introduction to Christina Pugh's Poetry
Apocalyptic writing has always grappled with the question of what language can reveal when the world seems on the verge of collapse, a theme that also drives poetry.
In her collection "The Right Hand", Christina Pugh transforms this tension into an inquiry of both spirit and body, inheriting the intensity of "The Book of Revelation" while exploring the material world.
To yield is a power
Her poems move through the world with an alert and visionary calm, turning apocalypse into an opening rather than an ending.
Reading Pugh's work is reminiscent of French philosopher Gaston Bachelard's idea that "to read poetry is essentially to daydream", where reality and imagination merge into one deep current.
This current runs through each poem in "The Right Hand", breathing the ache of revelation into ordinary matter.
Author's summary: Christina Pugh's poetry transforms apocalyptic tension into a spiritual and bodily inquiry.
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