Synopsis:

Both gritty and lyrical, The Ghosts of Anne & Sylvia is a winning collection of poetry that pays homage to the friendship and written work of Anne Sexton and Sylvia Plath. Amber LaParne and Jasmine Paul present a unique book that showcases poetry as "story," with each poet's work complementing the other as well as interweaving similar themes. The Ghosts of Anne & Sylvia is an illuminating collaborative work, groundbreaking in its brashness and flawless in execution, culminating in a fantastic read with an intelligently hopeful ending.

Book Excerpt:

For Anne



they said anne, flee on your donkey
as you spooled through
their antiseptic corridors
the dimly lit internal structure
of Lysol and lithium

I fell into your world
of doctors and heroes
transformations isolation
I marvel that you could write of
our dark cure
of our dancing partner
with his slippery seductive tongue

your poems built a room inside my chest
a safe haven
for lunatics and fingernails
when life demanded a smile
and Doris Day

oh anne, anne
of the mayflies
anne of the cure
anne of the light extinguished

let me give you this gift. I will
take your donkey and flee
carry your ashes to mercy street
blessed and sprinkled
with words with reverence
with peace







in memory of Anne Sexton and all her terrible beauty

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Topics/Categories:

Feminism, Poetry, Women, Women's Studies

Genre:

General Women's Studies - Interest, Women's Studies - Interest

Type of Work:

Poetry Collection

Publishers:

iUniverse, Inc.

Purchase From:

The Ghosts of Anne & Sylvia
A Girl, In Parts

Original Publish Date:

June 1, 2008

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