Dykewomon continues asking questions and reaching for answers, demonstrating the power of poetry to comfort and enrage, inspire and arouse. And they are poems that illuminate what we can ask from and offer one another.ĭrawing on Dykewomon's impressive body of poetry, WHAT CAN I ASK: NEW AND SELECTED POEMS assembles into a single volume poems from Dykewomon's three published collections, They Will Know Me By My Teeth (Megaera Press, 1976), Fragments from Lesbos (Diaspora Distribution, 1981), and Nothing Will Be As Sweet as the Taste (Onlywomen Press, 1995), as well as a selection of newer, uncollected poems. The Devil to Pay (Shayne Davies) (Book 1 in the Shayne Davies Series) by Elana Dykewomon See Customer Reviews Select Format Paperback 10.29 - 24.20 Select Condition Like New 13.39 Very Good 13.19 Good 10.89 Acceptable 10.29 New 24.20 See All 6 Editions from 10.29 Selected Format: Paperback Condition: Good 10. These are poems that help us understand the contours of sexism, homophobia, racism, and anti-Semitism. She asks and demands that we be responsible and responsive to one another that we bring care, compassion, accountability, and love in the proper proportions. I so value this work and always keep it close to my heart."-Irena Klepfisz, Author of A Few Words in the Mother TongueĮlana Dykewomon's poetry bears witness to the lives of lesbians. Presenting the poetry written over the past four decades, What Can I Ask is wise, passionate, and inspirational. "Elana Dykewomon's poems are reminders not to take anything for granted: to listen to the messages embedded in others' silences, to look beneath the rubble of violence, and to value the pleasures of intimate loving.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |