Poems
by Crystal Bacon
New Poets of America Series
Selected by Stephen Dunn
Crystal Bacon's Elegy with a Glass of
Whiskey was awarded the 2003 A. Poulin, Jr. Poetry Prize
by Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Stephen Dunn. In this
robust collection Bacon explores vision and the nature of
myth-making, from cultural archetypes, such as Persephone
and Narcissus, to Anne Frank and Chet Baker, to the personal
myths that shape individual lives. Additionally, these
poems, written from Bacon's perspective and adopted personas,
examine the timeless themes of birth and death, love and
loss, maleness and femaleness. This book contains a
foreword by Stephen Dunn in which he states, "We are
the beneficiaries of such beautifully heard musings."
Persephone,
Leaving
Now
that I have soaked again
the
feather pillows,
nightly
shoulders for my tears,
I tidy
the bed, fold the last remains of cloth:
what
passed for clothing here—
where
the encroaching cold
hastens
me away.
Mother,
lover,
two hearts break over me.
The
alder turns its leaves to face the sky.
I leave,
I cry, for a time, I die.
©
BOA Editions, Ltd 2004
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ISBN:
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Price:
$14.95
Publishing
Date: March 2004
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