Dido in winter poems
"Dido In Winter asks what happens when the self, facing irrevocable loss, cannot relinquish the desire that empowers it. With exquisite, disruptive lyricism, these fierce poems explore the terrifying possibility that "The place for a woman who burns / is in the fire." Anne Shaw chronicles the intens...
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
A Karen & Michael Braziller Book/Persea Books,
[2014]
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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| Summary: | "Dido In Winter asks what happens when the self, facing irrevocable loss, cannot relinquish the desire that empowers it. With exquisite, disruptive lyricism, these fierce poems explore the terrifying possibility that "The place for a woman who burns / is in the fire." Anne Shaw chronicles the intensity of a love that becomes a craving for violence, and a grief that surpasses the possibility of consolation."--Back cover. |
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| Physical Description: | 84 pages ; 23 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (page 84) |
| ISBN: | 9780892554294 (original trade paperback) 0892554290 (original trade paperback) |
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