PACKING LIGHT: NEW AND SELECTED POEMS
Synopsis:
PACKING LIGHT is a compendium of almost 40 years of poetry-writing by Marilyn Kallet. The volume includes one new book of poems, and distillations from each of her previous four books of poems. The collection ranges from humorous to profound, from love poems and erotic poems to poetry about Jewish identity and the Holocaust. The publisher, Black Widow Press, specializes in translations from the French Surrealists, as well as in the best contemporary poetry in the United States. Other authors in the contemporary series include: Clayton Eshleman, Robert Kelly, and Andrei Codrescu.
Book Excerpt:
From "Forget the Silk"
Forget the silk of poppies, their unrelenting red, I could
take you to forgetting, lick amnesia across your lashes,
make you forget half-learned love, forget your name
and the word for blood, caress you with my breasts until you
spill your hair over me and we're lost in a silkstorm..."
Author Comment:
I'm really thrilled by this volume. Cheers to Black Widow Press, and Joe Phillips, the publisher! Please let me know how you like the book: mkallet@utk.edu.
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Erotic Poems, Judaism, love poems, Poetry
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Original Publish Date:
January 1, 2009
Formats and associated ISBNs:
ISBN 13: 978-0-9818088-02 ISBN 10: 0-9818088-0-9
Publishing Notes:
The book contains poems from rare and out-of-print volumes by Marilyn Kallet.
Formats:
paperback
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