The Boy in the Labyrinth: Poems by de la Paz, Oliver
The Boy in the Labyrinth: Poems by de la Paz, Oliver

The Boy in the Labyrinth: Poems

In a long sequence of prose poems, questionnaires, and standardized tests, The Boy in the Labyrinth interrogates...
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SKU: 9781629221724
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Author: Oliver de la Paz
Format: Paperback
Language: English
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The Boy in the Labyrinth: Poems by de la Paz, Oliver

The Boy in the Labyrinth: Poems

$60.23
The Boy in the Labyrinth: Poems by de la Paz, Oliver

The Boy in the Labyrinth: Poems

$60.23
Author: Oliver de la Paz
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Description
In a long sequence of prose poems, questionnaires, and standardized tests, The Boy in the Labyrinth interrogates the language of autism and the language barriers between parents, their children, and the fractured medium of science and school. Structured as a Greek play, the book opens with a parents' earnest quest for answers, understanding, and doubt. Each section of the Three Act is highlighted by Autism Spectrum Questionnaires which are in dialogue with and in opposition to what the parent perceives to be their relationship with their child. Interspersed throughout each section are sequences of standardized test questions akin to those one would find in grade school, except these questions unravel into deeper mysteries. The depth of the book is told in a series of episodic prose poems that parallel the parable of Theseus and the Minotaur. In these short clips of montage the unnamed boy explores his world and the world of perception, all the while hearing the rumblings of the Minotaur somewhere in the heart of an immense Labyrinth. Through the medium of this allusion, de la Paz meditates on failures, foundering, and the possibility of finding one's way.

Author: Oliver de la Paz
Publisher: University of Akron Press
Published: 07/30/2019
Pages: 164
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.60lbs
Size: 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.50d
ISBN: 9781629221724

About the Author
Oliver de la Paz is the author of five books of poetry and coedited A Face to Meet the Faces: An Anthology of Contemporary Persona Poetry. A founding member of Kundiman, he teaches at the College of the Holy Cross and in the Low Residency MFA Program at Pacific Lutheran.
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