PYX
By: Corinne Lee.
Series: National poetry series
Publisher: Penguin Books
Published: 2005
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 69
Description: "PYX takes its title from the box containing the host, a wafer that is transformed into spirit upon consumption. And Lee's poems effect similar transformations. Death, adultery, and a fractured marriage become occasions for redemption. Scenes from domestic life are juxtaposed with themes from art, philosophy, and literature. PYX moves effortlessly between high and low culture, between the mundane, sacred, and profane, exploring the possibilities of language with vigor."--Jacket.