Paisley Rekdal
Autore di The Night My Mother Met Bruce Lee: Observations on Not Fitting In
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Paisley Rekdal teaches at the University of Wyoming & is the author of "The Night My Mother Met Bruce Lee." (Bowker Author Biography) Paisley Rekdal was born and raised in Seattle, Washington. She has received Fulbright and Hopwood awards, and she has published poems and essays in Poetry Northwest mostra altro and The Sonora Review, among other periodicals. A book of her poetry, A Crash of Rhinos, will be published this year by the University of Georgia Press. Rekdal lives in Laramie, Wyoming, and teaches poetry at the University of Wyoming. (Bowker Author Biography) mostra meno
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Opere di Paisley Rekdal
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When She Named Fire: An Anthology of Contemporary Poetry by American Women (1900) — Collaboratore — 11 copie
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- Sesso
- female
- Nazionalità
- USA
- Luogo di residenza
- Seattle, Washington, USA
Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
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The Best American Poetry 2020 di David Lehman
About all I want to say about this book is that if this is the best American poetry offers, I'll be reading British poetry or older poetry from now on. Very few poems instilled a sense of calmness and peace. Few dealt with themes of beauty, peacefulness, the sea, flowers, birds, etc. Too much of the content was stressful, and to call some of it poetry stretches the definition. I received an advance review copy through Edelweiss. While the publisher appreciates reviews, they are not required.
The ambition of this collection didn't strike me until three-quarters of the way through the text. Rekdal's fourth section of the book, "Shooting the Skulls: A Wartime Devotional," is a fascinating blend of the inspiration of excavation, bringing memory into conversation with the imagined voices of catalogued but nameless bones. Her second part, "Go West," too, shows an impressive display of poetic form and capturing a diversity of perspectives on Mae West. "Imaginary Vessels" brings to light the meaning we imbue in artifacts and what they can also draw out of the individual regardless of their location in place or history.… (altro)
Cooper Canyon Press is an independent, non-profit small press located in Port Townsend, Washington. Since 1972 they have specialized in poetry.
Although they have been around since 1972, they are new to me and I'm so excited I found them. I have always loved poetry, and so far have read two of their many many titles.
I highly recommend you check out any of their many titles. Amazing.
Nightingale by Paisley Rekdal. 2019.
Rekdal has taken the myths central to Ovids 'Metamorphoses' and connects it to our lives today. These poems are intense and thought provoking. It encompasses how the human spirit and character can overcome terrible human events.
A mother begins her treatment for cancer as her daughter begins transitioning into a son.
A woman falls in love with her ex-husdands dog.
A quadriplegic woman ponders her changed sex life.
These poems feature transformation, overcoming huge odds and finding the beauty of life in every situation.… (altro)
Although they have been around since 1972, they are new to me and I'm so excited I found them. I have always loved poetry, and so far have read two of their many many titles.
I highly recommend you check out any of their many titles. Amazing.
Nightingale by Paisley Rekdal. 2019.
Rekdal has taken the myths central to Ovids 'Metamorphoses' and connects it to our lives today. These poems are intense and thought provoking. It encompasses how the human spirit and character can overcome terrible human events.
A mother begins her treatment for cancer as her daughter begins transitioning into a son.
A woman falls in love with her ex-husdands dog.
A quadriplegic woman ponders her changed sex life.
These poems feature transformation, overcoming huge odds and finding the beauty of life in every situation.… (altro)
Excellent writing craftmanship by Rekdal. Chinese-Norwegian American who finds beauty in searching out her ethnic place in the world and where it only might be provisionally. These essays form a clever book on self discovery via memoir. Fulbright winner, English teacher in Korea, and a smooth stylist which made this a welcome repieve from the last book of essays I read (Perfume Dreams, Andrew Lam). The title doesn't do Rekdal's effort justice and I can't praise her enough. She doesn't rise to the spectacular level of a true female force of insight but she often comes close. Rekdal has no spiritual place to call home (she describes Catholicism well in one chapter, St Agatha) but so she always seems to stop short of using her enormous skill to touch on universal themes from that point of view. I'll keep her in mind, eventhough she is a poet by nature having also produced a work in that literary category.… (altro)
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