Transformations
A Feminism, Poetry, Fairy Tales book. And then I knew that the voiceof the spirits had been let in--as intense as an epileptic...
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- Pages: 111 pages
- ISBN: 9780395127216 / 395127211
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There once was a millerwith a daughter as lovely as a grape.He told the king that she couldspin gold out of common straw.The king summoned the girland locked her in a room full of strawand told her to spin it into goldor she would die like a criminal.Poor grape with no one to pick.Luscious and round and sleek.Poor thing.To die and never see Brooklyn.(Rumpelstiltskin) Anne Sexton, Transformations // Considera girl who keeps slipping off, arms limp as old carrots, into the hypnotist's trance, into a spirit worldspeaking with the gift of tongues. Anne Sexton, Transformations // And then I knew that the voiceof the spirits had been let in--as intense as an epileptic aura--and that no longer would I singalone. Anne Sexton, Transformations //
One of my favorite quotes from this book comes from Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. in the Foreword: How do I explain these poems? Not at all. I quit teaching in colleges because it seemed so criminal to explain works of art. I also enjoyed these poems by Sexton, just not as much as I hoped. I love dark humor, feminism, and quirkiness in poems.... In the throes of my renewed passion for all things fairy tale this summer, I decided to pick up my favorite book of poetry, Anne Sexton's (or Mother Sexton, to evoke the persona she takes on here) collection of Grimm stories, told with her usual biting wit, and her cynical eye for female behavior and gender roles. While "Cinderella"... So I'm not especially familiar with Brothers Grimm fairy tales, and that became glaringly obvious a few nights ago."Hey guys," I started, slightly inebriated. "I'm reading this book of poems--""Anne Sexton?" Moira asked, as the cover came within her view. "You're reading Anne Sexton?""Yes- so, these poems are, like, a retelling or reinterpretation...
