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pp. 136, “Award-winning poet Susan McCaslin exercises the profound mother-daughter trauma forged in the Demeter-Persephone myth with unapologetic modernity. This sequence takes on a novel life all its own: Hades steals away the maiden into a cult/culture of distorted body image, addiction, high anxiety, and rampant consumerism. Mother Demeter must negotiate this alien world of health clubs, paparazzi, and so-called reality shows locked in spiritual winter. McCaslin’s lyrics are by turns profound, hilarious, and devastating as she journeys to the heart of a mother’s love for her daughter. Here is poetry that seeks ties to the past inside the present, poetry that speaks to us all.”
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| ISBN | 0888645511 | |
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| ISBN13 | 9780888645517 | |
| Number of pages | 136 | |
| Original Title | Demeter Goes Skydiving | |
| Published Date | 2011 | |
| Book Condition | Very Good | |
| Jacket Condition | No Dj | |
| Binding | paperback | |
| Size | 8vo | |
| Place of Publication | Edmonton | |
| Edition | First edition | |
| Category: | Poetry | |
| Author: | Susan McCaslin | |
| Publisher: | University of Alberta Press |
pp. 136, “Award-winning poet Susan McCaslin exercises the profound mother-daughter trauma forged in the Demeter-Persephone myth with unapologetic modernity. This sequence takes on a novel life all its own: Hades steals away the maiden into a cult/culture of distorted body image, addiction, high anxiety, and rampant consumerism. Mother Demeter must negotiate this alien world of health clubs, paparazzi, and so-called reality shows locked in spiritual winter. McCaslin’s lyrics are by turns profound, hilarious, and devastating as she journeys to the heart of a mother’s love for her daughter. Here is poetry that seeks ties to the past inside the present, poetry that speaks to us all.”
| Weight | 1 kg |
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