Poetry
Little Housewolf
- Publisher
- Véhicule Press, “Signal Editions” series
- Published
- April 1, 2021
- Pages
- 80
- Price
- $17.95
- ISBN
- 9781550655674
- Language
- English
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Medrie Purdham‘s Little Housewolf delves deeply into the world of domestic miniatures, a realm where thimbles, baby teeth, push pins, keyholes, teacups, and wedding rings become meticulously realized scale models of one’s terrors and joys. Purdham uses the fine-grained signatures of her poetry—close observation, exact detail, precise sounds—not only to examine childhood and its fascination with size and scale, but also to measure herself against the larger, untamed landscapes she feels increasingly alienated from (“It is all anachronism, / grasses vintage wild”). Marked by bold emotion and arresting imagery, Little Housewolf is a brilliant debut.
Reviews
“Built on the plain pleasure of examining small domestic items and happenings, Little Housewolf by Medrie Purdham is a delightful new image in each line of poetry.” – Alison Manley, The Miramichi Reader
Description from the publisher Véhicule Press, seen in October 2026 · Source ↗
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