The precise gaze and chiseled language of the poems in Oldest
Mortal Myth authoritatively convey a broad and deep knowledge.
Whether a reimagining a Greek myth in order to infuse it with a
contemporary pain, extending empathy and humorous Mitmenschkeit to
both denizens and voyeurs of the world's freakshows, or describing
with wit and experience the spiritual affects of medical
conditions, the book is infused with restrained but piercing
emotion, a subtle metrical ear, and enough daring and wit to write
in rhymed couplets to take the obvious, easy way. For instance,
with the last line of “De Wallen, Amsterdam”: “The moon above
the spires, a sexless disk,/eyes us coolly as an odalisque.” I so
admire the refusal to make that last line scan as a perfect iambic
pentameter line. It would be so easy; all you’d have to do is add
the grammatical, but colloquial, “as.” Which would have ruined
the line, and the poem. Oh, and the rhymes in the canzone!
There’s much to admire here, much to enjoy. —Marilyn Nelson
General
| Imprint: |
Red Hen Press
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Release date: |
June 2023 |
| Authors: |
Joanna Pearson
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| Dimensions: |
228 x 152mm (L x W) |
| Format: |
Paperback
|
| Pages: |
96 |
| Edition: |
2nd New edition |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-58654-370-9 |
| Categories: |
Books
Promotions
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| LSN: |
1-58654-370-9 |
| Barcode: |
9781586543709 |
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