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Author: Stefanie Wortman

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Bookcover: In the Permanent Collection

In the Permanent Collection

— Vol. 21: of Vassar Miller Prize in Poetry

Published: April, 2014  Pages: 80 

Trying to make sense of a disordered world, Stefanie Wortman’s debut collection examines works of art as varied as casts of antique sculpture, 19th-century novels, and even scenes from reality television to investigate the versions of order that they offer. These deft poems yield moments of surprising levity even as they mount a sharp critique of human folly. more... about In the Permanent Collection

  • Winner of the Vassar Miller Prize in Poetry, 2013