Material Properties by Jacob Polley Julia Copus “If God is a Black

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Material Properties by Jacob Polley Julia Copus “If God is a BlackMaterial Properties asks what it might mean to interpret and translate wildness into human language and human understanding. The book is a multi faceted and vital exploration of the non human, the elemental and the borders between existences. Through poems of parenthood at a time of environmental emergency, and poetic versions of Old English riddles in which animals, objects and natural phenomena speak, the book poses essential questions about our