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Amy Gerstler has won acclaim for complex yet accessible poetry that is by turns extravagant, subversive, surreal, and playful. In her new collection, Medicine , she deploys a variety of dramatic voices, spoken by such disparate characters as Cinderella's wicked sisters, the wife of a nineteenth-century naturalist, a homicide detective, and a woman who is happily married to a bear. Their elusive collectivity suggests, but never quite defines, the floating authorial presence that haunts them. Gerstler's abiding interests--in love and mourning, in science and pseudo-science, in the idea of an afterlife--are strongly evident in these new poems, which are full of strong emotion, language play, surprising twists, and a wicked sense of black humor.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0140589244
ISBN13:9780140589245
Release Date:June 2000
Publisher:Penguin Publishing Group
Length:96 Pages
Weight:0.35 lbs.
Dimensions:0.3" x 5.9" x 9.0"
Age Range:18 years and up
Grade Range:Postsecondary and higher
Customer Reviews
3 ratings
Wow
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 24 years ago
This book was given to me as a gift and for someone who doesn't usually read poetry, I enjoyed it immensely. The poems are incredibly personal and well written. I definitely would give this book to friends.
Wonderful!
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 24 years ago
Amy Gerstler's work is wonderful, imaginative, personal yet universal. Even for those who usually do not enjoy poetry will love this collection. I've sent copies to friends who now also have have high praise for Amy Gerstler.
Witty and Well Crafted
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 24 years ago
Amy Gerstler is one of the most interesting contemporary poets writing today. Her poems evoke a strange (and often humorous and dark) world touching directly on our lives today. This is a riveting collection of multi-faceted works that you will want to read over and over.
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