Oneiromance (an Epithalamion)
Poetry. Winner of the 2007 Gatewood Prize, Kathleen Rooney's ONEIROMANCE (AN EPITHALAMION) explores the absurdity and divinity of the marriage ceremony through a dizzying dream sequence with playful verse that skillfully blends call and response with Shakespearean odes, romance and cynicism, story-telling and wordplay. Patty Seyburn proclaims: These poems contain deep doubt and true sentiment, providing that pleasure-giving union of provocation and renewal. Rooney is a founding editor of Rose Metal Press and the author of Reading with Oprah: The Book Club That Changed America (University of Arkansas, 2005).
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0978617231
ISBN13:9780978617233
Release Date:September 2008
Publisher:Switchback Books
Length:59 Pages
Weight:0.66 lbs.
Dimensions:0.3" x 4.7" x 8.9"
Customer Reviews
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A dreamy, lyrical, beautiful trip
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 16 years ago
I don't tend to have much of an opinion of poetry beyond "It was good" or "I don't know, it was pretty I guess." But Oneiromance, a dreamy meditation on marriage, felt like a beautiful trip -- to Brazil, the Midwest, Niagara Falls, through the idea of marriage, through the mind and heart of the loving but conflicted bride. I read it and thought, I wish I could see what she sees when I travel, because what a beautiful and funny world I'd live in.
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