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Swithering
Contributor(s): Robertson, Robin (Author)

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 ISBN: 015603199X     ISBN-13: 9780156031998
Publisher: Ecco Press
OUR PRICE: $15.20  

Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: April 2006
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Annotation: To "swither" means to suffer indecision or doubt, but there is no faltering in these poems. Robin Robertson has written a book of remarkable cohesion and range-from raw, exposed poems about the end of childhood to erotically charged lyrics about the ends of desire, from a brilliant retelling of the metamorphosis and death of Actaeon to the final freeing of the waters in "Holding Proteus." At times somber, at times exultant, Robertson's poems are always firmly rooted in the world we see, the life we experience: original, precise, and startlingly clear.
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Poetry | European - English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh
- Poetry | Subjects & Themes - General
Dewey: 821.914
LCCN: 2005026176
Physical Information: 0.33" H x 5.34" W x 8.02" L (0.28 lbs) 112 pages
Themes:
- Cultural Region - British Isles
Features: Price on Product, Table of Contents
Review Citations: New York Times 05/07/2006 pg. 33
New York Review of Books 07/13/2006 pg. 44
 
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Publisher Description:
To swither means to suffer indecision or doubt, but there is no faltering in these poems; any uncertainty is not in the lines or the sounds or the images, but only in the themes of flux and change and transformation that thread their way through this powerful third collection. Robin Robertson has written a book of remarkable cohesion and range that calls on his knowledge of folklore and myth to fuse the old ways with the new. From raw, exposed poems about the end of childhood to erotically charged lyrics about the end of desire, from a brilliant retelling of the metamorphosis and death of Actaeon to the final freeing of the waters in Holding Proteus, these are close examinations of nature--of the bright epiphanies of passion and loss.
At times sombre, at times exultant, Robertson's poems are always firmly rooted in the world we see, the life we experience: original, precise, and startlingly clear.

Contributor Bio(s): Robertson, Robin: - ROBIN ROBERTSON is a 30-year veteran food writer, cooking teacher, and chef specializing in vegan and vegetarian cooking. She is the author of 20 vegetarian or vegan cookbooks, including Vegan Planet and 1,000 Vegan Recipes, and is a regular columnist for VegNews magazine and VegCooking.com. She operates a vegan-focused website and blog at RobinRobertson.com and lives in Virginia.
 
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