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Poe's Poetry Of The Exotic, Brian Yothers
Poe's Poetry Of The Exotic, Brian Yothers
Brian Yothers
This essay examines Edgar Allan Poe's poetry in relation to popular nineteenth-century American travel writing. The link takes you to a description of the book on the publisher's website.
Finding Your Own Voice: Braxton Interviews Cortez, Joanne Braxton
Finding Your Own Voice: Braxton Interviews Cortez, Joanne Braxton
Joanne Braxton
Art Work - “Loving: Elena Rubin” And “Loving: Shoshanna Weinberger”, Laura Kina
Art Work - “Loving: Elena Rubin” And “Loving: Shoshanna Weinberger”, Laura Kina
Laura Kina
OTHER TONGUES: MIXED-RACE WOMEN SPEAK OUT is an anthology of poetry, spoken word, fiction, creative non-fiction, spoken word texts, as well as black and white artwork and photography, explores the question of how mixed-race women in North America identify in the twenty-first century. Contributions engage, document, and/or explore the experiences of being mixed-race, by placing interraciality as the center, rather than periphery, of analysis.
Forest Of Eyes: Selected Poetry Of Tada Chimako, Jeffrey Angles
Forest Of Eyes: Selected Poetry Of Tada Chimako, Jeffrey Angles
Jeffrey Angles
One of Japan's most important modern poets, Tada Chimako (1930-2003) gained prominence in her native country for her sensual, surreal poetry, and fantastic imagery. Although Tada's writing is an essential part of postwar Japanese poetry, her use of themes and motifs from European, Near Eastern, and Mediterranean history, mythology, and literature, as well as her sensitive explorations of women's inner lives make her very much a poet of the world. Forest of Eyes offers English-language readers their first opportunity to read a wide selection from Tada's extraordinary oeuvre, including nontraditional free verse, poems in the traditional forms of tanka and …
Viable (A Letter Confessing My Own Lack Of Faith To My Newborn Son), Julie Hensley
Viable (A Letter Confessing My Own Lack Of Faith To My Newborn Son), Julie Hensley
Julie Hensley
Last January, in the minute and a half it took the ultrasound technician to pronounce that word, hours after I stood up from the sofa and felt the blood rush warm out of me, I thought about the moments when knowledge of your life was mine alone, when I had sat, heart-pounding, holding the confirmation of your presence inside me, frozen, unable or unwilling, to rise and begin the inevitable process of sharing you.
Days And Nights Of San Miguel, Marianne Rogoff
Days And Nights Of San Miguel, Marianne Rogoff
Marianne Rogoff