Book description
Before recovery comes the preparation to recover. In City of Slow
Dissolve, John Cha vez takes readers through this journey-the
“slow dissolve,” the unpacking and re-packing of self that must take
place before healing can begin. Fusing language poetry, lyric, and
narrative, Cha vez uses syntactical play, rhythm, and repetition of
key words and lines to lend immediacy to emotions and actions. He tips
words and images on their heads and invites readers to reexamine
people and places that are at once familiar and utterly unfamiliar.
John Chávez is assistant professor of English at
Dixie State College of Utah in St. George.
