Tree Spirits Grass Spirits Uljana Wolf Anne Carson’s “The Gender of

Anne Carson’s “The Gender of Sound

Speaking to those who feel disillusioned by both radical and banal spaces and inspired/informed by moments of political crisis: Hurricane Katrina

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and perilous moments of day-to-day living in exile

Tree Spirits Grass Spirits Uljana Wolf Anne Carson’s “The Gender ofHiromi Ito Written between April 2012 and November 2013, Tree Spirits Grass Spirits adopts a non linear narrative flow that mimics the growth of plants, and can be read as a companion piece to Ito's beloved poem "Wild Grass on the Riverbank". Rather than the vertiginously violent poetics of the latter, Tree Spirits Grass Spirits serves as what we might call a phyto autobiography: a recounting of one's life through the logic of flora. Ito's graciously