In his Rider trilogy, Mark Rudman perfected a mixed genre form -- combining dialogue, lyric and prose. While employing some of the same techniques that have become "e;signature Rudman"e; -- the compact, colloquial line, dazzling shifts from popular culture to classical history -- The Couple also breaks new ground. This new book is a collection of discrete poems organized around four poem sequences, "e;Long-Stemmed Rose,"e; "e;The Shallowness of the Lake,"e; "e;Perseus Surprised, Andromeda Unbound,"e; and "e;Fragile Craft."e; As the title suggests, the theme of relationships, both dark and erotically-charged, emerges here as Rudman's focus. The couples in the book include parents, lovers, a young boy and girl in elementary school, Perseus and Andromeda, Mary Ure and Robert Shaw, and Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis.
| ISBN: | 9780819570635 |
| Publication date: | 1st March 2010 |
| Author: | Rudman, Mark |
| Publisher: | Wesleyan University Press |
| Format: | Ebook |
In his Rider trilogy, Mark Rudman perfected a mixed genre form -- combining dialogue, lyric and prose. While employing some of the same techniques that have become "e;signature Rudman"e; -- the compact, colloquial line, dazzling shifts from popular culture to classical history -- The Couple also breaks new ground. This new book is a collection of discrete poems organized around four poem sequences, "e;Long-Stemmed Rose,"e; "e;The Shallowness of the Lake,"e; "e;Perseus Surprised, Andromeda Unbound,"e; and "e;Fragile Craft."e; As the title suggests, the theme of relationships, both dark and erotically-charged, emerges here as Rudman's focus. The couples in the book include parents, lovers, a young boy and girl in elementary school, Perseus and Andromeda, Mary Ure and Robert Shaw, and Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis.
Couple features in the following genres: Poetry
Couple is available in Ebook
Couple was written by Rudman, Mark and published by Wesleyan University Press
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