The Stone Age
Top 7 in Top 10 Best Poetry Books of All Time
Jen Hadfield's latest collection is an awe-inspiring look at the untamed terrain of her Shetland home, a story of hard-won speech and the healing power of quiet. The Stone Age gradually progresses to strong and visionary panpsychism: everything – gate and wall, flower and rain, coast and sea, the standing stones whose presences charge the earth – has a sentient awareness, one that can be engaged with as a personal encounter, according to Hadfield.
The Stone Age serves as a timely reminder that our neurodiversity is a gift. They do not all experience the world in the same way, and Hadfield's songline and unabashedly high-stakes wordplay give nothing less than a gateway into a different type of being. The Stone Age is the work of a solitary artist at the pinnacle of her abilities, substantially expanding and enriching the scope of our common experience.
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Author: Jen Hadfield
Link to read: goodreads.com/book/show/56798510-the-stone-age
