apocrifa e-bog
62,24 DKK
(inkl. moms 77,80 DKK)
apocrifa imagines a love that sits comfortably at the crossroads of commitment and freedom. The developing intimacy between a lover and their beloved is propelled by a compendium of words for love, romance, sex, relationships, and affection that do not lend to direct translation in English. Serving as both titles and markers of the progression of time, these poetically defined words highlight t...
E-bog
62,24 DKK
Forlag
Red Hen Press
Udgivet
16 maj 2023
Genrer
Poetry
Sprog
English
Format
epub
Beskyttelse
LCP
ISBN
9781636280646
apocrifa imagines a love that sits comfortably at the crossroads of commitment and freedom. The developing intimacy between a lover and their beloved is propelled by a compendium of words for love, romance, sex, relationships, and affection that do not lend to direct translation in English. Serving as both titles and markers of the progression of time, these poetically defined words highlight the growing tension of one who claims i cannot love you enough/to unlove the wide world and yet is inextricably drawn to the offer of a place of sustenance, rest, and my delight in your very bones. Heavily inspired by the metaphors and structures of Song of Songs (or Song of Solomon), from the Apocryphal books of the Bible, the characters speak to each other with contrapuntal call-and-response while letting us into their private thoughts through epistles, sestinas, odes, and other poetic forms.