Jena Osman
A Very Large Array: Selected Poems
Signed by Jena Osman
Signed on the occasion of book launch and conversation between poet Jena Osman and artist and founder of DABA Press Adam Pendleton, on October 21, 2023.
This extensive collection of poet Jena Osman’s acclaimed work spans more than 30 years, gathering poems from journals and books long out of print. Her poetry traces overlooked visual and linguistic incidents across centuries of American history, transforming "official" language—from Supreme Court opinions to the chatter of Predator drone pilots—into writing that is comic, chilling and relentlessly inventive.
DABA Press 2023
Paperback | 5.75 x 8.25 in. | 416 pgs | 46 bw.
A Very Large Array: Selected Poems
Signed by Jena Osman
Signed on the occasion of book launch and conversation between poet Jena Osman and artist and founder of DABA Press Adam Pendleton, on October 21, 2023.
Osman's writing reinvents poetry as an instrument for dissecting vision, language and power
This extensive collection of poet Jena Osman’s acclaimed work spans more than 30 years, gathering poems from journals and books long out of print. Her poetry traces overlooked visual and linguistic incidents across centuries of American history, transforming "official" language—from Supreme Court opinions to the chatter of Predator drone pilots—into writing that is comic, chilling and relentlessly inventive.
DABA Press 2023
Paperback | 5.75 x 8.25 in. | 416 pgs | 46 bw.
