Type of bind: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 811
EAN num: 9781557131737
ISBN number: 1557131732
Label: Sun & Moon Press
Manufacturer: Sun & Moon Press
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 48
Printing Date: October 01, 1994
Publishing house: Sun & Moon Press
Sale Popularity Level: 1689235
Studio: Sun & Moon Press
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'8 Rhythms and 5 Drawings,' from 1915
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This thin little book of poetry was the very first published work of American author, artist and journalist, Djuna Barnes (1892-1982). If Ms. Barnes is remembered at all today, it is for her 1936 novel Nightwood, a study of women's relationships which was based on her long-term affair with the sculptor Thelma Wood. But, in her own time, she was well known, and she influenced such luminaries as Truman Capote and Anais Nin.
This absorbing book was very first published in 1915, and sold for fifteen cents! (Though demand quickly drove the price up to fifty cents, which was an astonishingly high amount for the time.) This book contains the original eight poems and five drawings, all by Ms. Barnes. I found the poems to be quite touching, being a window into Ms. Barnes thoughts on women. Is this a book of sapphist poetry? I can honestly say that I don't know. What I'm sure it is, is a lyrical upwelling of a very special woman's heart. I found these poems to be quite touching and thought provoking. I highly recommend it.
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