At Home with Disquiet By Erin Wilson

At Home with Disquiet By Erin Wilson

At Home with Disquiet By Erin Wilson

Erin Wilson writes poems that are superiorly precise and well connected. Her use of language is skillful and unique. From the poem “Tangerine”: “There have been times / when all forests have been folded / and all their darkness / funneled by the folds / to flood the inkwell of my mind.”

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At Home with Disquiet Hardcover – June 1, 2020 by Erin Wilson

  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Circling Rivers (June 1, 2020)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 130 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1939530148
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1939530141
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 12.8 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.98 x 0.44 x 9.02 inches

Reviewed by LB Sedlacek

Erin Wilson writes poems that are superiorly precise and well connected.  Her use of language is skillful and unique.  From the poem “Tangerine”: “There have been times / when all forests have been folded / and all their darkness / funneled by the folds / to flood the inkwell of my mind.”  Wilson bends words molding them into poetical examinations and fascinating verses.  With her work, you know you are reading something different.  Her poems demonstrate her talents as a writer and poet.  Her use of space and form or not only contribute to this image and sensory filled book. 

Statistics, 2012


I cannot think of Galway Kinnell
without thinking of his little boy Fergus
and his pajamaed body tucked so pleasurably
between the pages of his parents’ bodies.
So when my boy comes in, crying out in anguish,
I don’t know if it is for the horror of crashing bodies,
the terror of fascinating desire,
or because the man on top of me is not his father.

About the Author

The daughter of a trapper and a cook, step-daughter to a butcher, Erin Wilson grew up in a rural community on Manitoulin Island, Canada. Her work has appeared in journals including The Literary Review of Canada, Natural Bridge, Poetry Ireland Review and The Hamilton Stone Review. In 2019, she was long-listed for the CBC Poetry Prize. At Home with Disquiet is her first book.