| Lucy: A Poem Contributor(s): Valentine, Jean (Author) |
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ISBN: 1932511687 ISBN-13: 9781932511680 Publisher: Sarabande Books OUR PRICE: $8.96 Product Type: Paperback Published: January 2009 Annotation: "Lucy / your secret book / that you leaned over and wrote just in the dirt- / Not having to have an ending / Not having to last. . . ." And so begins Jean Valentine's provocative new work, "Lucy," a poem that pays homage to the three million-year-old skeleton of the earliest known hominid. With a deep sense of gratitude and profound longing, this poem celebrates the creative power of the female by introducing us to one of our oldest human ancestors. In a dreamlike and often fractured syntax that is vintage Valentine, Lucy, the "wildgood mother" of our species, can once again be heard. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Poetry | American - General - Social Science | Anthropology - General - Poetry | Subjects & Themes - Nature |
| Dewey: 811.54 |
| LCCN: 2008032848 |
| Series: Quarternote Chapbook |
| Physical Information: 0.2" H x 5.8" W x 8.75" (0.08 lbs) 32 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Lucy / your secret book / that you leaned over and wrote just in the dirt-- / Not having to have an ending / Not having to last. . . . And so begins Jean Valentine's provocative new work, Lucy, a poem that pays homage to the three million-year-old skeleton of the earliest known hominid. With a deep sense of gratitude and profound longing, this poem celebrates the creative power of the female by introducing us to one of our oldest human ancestors. In a dreamlike and often fractured syntax that is vintage Valentine, Lucy, the "wildgood mother" of our species, can once again be heard. |