In her stunning ninth collection of poetry, In June the Labyrinth,
Cynthia Hogue tells a deeply personal lyric of love and loss
through a mythic story. This book-length serial poem follows Elle,
a dying woman, as she travels a trans-historical,
trans-geographical terrain on a quest to investigate the labyrinth
not only as myth and symbol, but something akin to the “labyrinth
of the broken heart.” At the heart of Elle’s individual story
is the earnest female pilgrim’s journey, full of disappointment
but also hard-won wisdom and courage—inspired by Hogue’s own
composited experience with loss, in particular the death of her
mother. Rooted in the idea of the labyrinth as a symbol for life,
as in the great Gothic cathedrals of Europe that Hogue would visit
the summer of her mother’s death, these poems above all distill,
fracture, recompose, and tell only partially—literally in parts
but also in loving detail—the story of a life.
General
Imprint: |
Red Hen Press
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
April 2017 |
Authors: |
Cynthia Hogue
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Dimensions: |
228 x 152 x 5mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback
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Pages: |
76 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-59709-037-7 |
Categories: |
Books
Promotions
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LSN: |
1-59709-037-9 |
Barcode: |
9781597090377 |
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