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Announcing... ...a collaboration with Ragged Sky Press EATING HER WEDDING DRESS: A Collection of Clothing Poems |
100 contemporary poets—nascent stars and literary luminaries such as Kim Addonizio, Margaret Atwood, Billy Collins, Elaine Equi, Jorie Graham, Maxine Kumin, Paul Muldoon, and Charles Simic—join together in this anthology to celebrate clothing in its many forms and functions: as desire, as ghost, as body, as poetry, as talisman, as transformer of the soul. ...edited by Ellen Foos, Vasiliki Katsarou, and Ruth O'Toole LOOK INSIDE |
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'Otsu' and Other Poems by Ruth O'Toole with illustrations by Etsuko Manogue LOOK INSIDE |
Otsu was the legendary lover of Japan's greatest swordsman, Miyamoto Musashi. Musashi left her behind as he embarked on a quest for the spiritual purity befitting a samurai. The poem Otsu is her lament.
Erupting with passion and sumptuous imagery reminiscent of the poetry of Pablo Neruda, Otsu is not only a love poem, but also a reflection on contemporary Western culture, in which the ideals of truth and conviction have been muffled by an Eastern relativism. The shorter, more formal poems which follow Otsu are quiet yet powerful aftershocks, echoing her ascent--or collapse--into nothingness. |
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Clarissa@Loveless.com by Ruth O'Toole LOOK INSIDE |
Samuel Richardson's tragic heroine, Clarissa Harlowe, has come back to life in the 21st century, where she, her friends, and her enemies are busy scribbling emails and instant messages. Now available on the Web in its entirety, this millenium novel was serialized in 2002 through classicnovels.com.
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