The Light That Puts an End to Dreams: New and Selected Poems
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| Rating | : | 4.18 (568 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0916727947 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 176 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2018-01-14 |
| Language | : | English |
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"Philosophical, Mystical, and Haunting" according to M. espinosa. Reading Susan Sherman's poems for me was like walking through an exhibit of semi-abstract paintings hung with lots of empty space in a silent gallery. There is a haunting quality to her work, a sense of disembodiment mingled with longing.In the midst of her long prose poem "The Fourth Wall" she writesWhose feet are these that walk along the streets? Whose hands hang down from whose body? These are my feet, my hands, my body. This is my face. The face of the blocks as
An autobiography told in poems, this selection of work spans more than 40 years, beginning with the avant-garde arts movement and political activism of the 1960s. A mixture of intense political poems, intimate love poems, and provocative reflections, it traces the journey of a woman intimately involved with many significant events of the 20th century—the antiwar, feminist, and gay liberation movements, including time spent in Chile, Nicaragua, Cuba, and Barcelona. Accompanied by exquisite photographs, this collection culminates with a suite of 12 poems connecting contemporary history with the 17th century world of Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz.
"Moving, lucid, and revelatory poetry." —Susan Griffin, author, A Chorus of Stones and Wrestling with the Angel of Democracy