A Passionate Sisterhood by Kathleen Jones
A new book of poems by Wislawa Szymborska is a rare and exciting event. When Here was published in Poland, reviewers marveled, How is it that she keeps getting better? These twenty-seven poems, as rendered by prize-winning translators Clare Cavanagh and Stanislaw Baranczak, are among her greatest ever. Whether writing about her teenage self, microscopic creatures, or the upsides to living on Earth, she remains a virtuoso of form, line, and thought. From the title poem: I can't speak for elsewhere, but here on Earth we've got a fair supply of everything.Here we manufacture chairs and sorrows, scissors, tenderness, transistors, violins, teacups, dams, and quips . . . Like nowhere else, or almost nowhere, you're given your own torso here, equipped with the accessories requiredfor adding your own children to the rest.Not to mention arms, legs, and astonished head.Glorious Fame: The Life of Margaret Cavendish, Duchess of Newcastle and Learning Not to Be First: The Life of Christina Rossetti are both written by Kathleen Jones.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780312227319 |
| ISBN 10 | 0312227310 |
| Title | A Passionate Sisterhood |
| Author | Kathleen Jones |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Palgrave MacMillan |
| Year published | 2000-03-02 |
| Number of pages | 348 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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