Turn Again To Me & Other Poems
by Helen Adam
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Sigh... how is this strange, wonderfully idiosyncratic Beat poetess not known by more people?? Helen Adam writes 90% in rhymed verse, but things rarely feel wrote or cliche. Instead,there's a thundering sort of rhythmic aural heart to her work that's missing from almost all contemporary poetry. She uses all the tropes of Romantic 19th century poetry-- love affairs, princesses, magic, etc-- but turns them all on their head. She has a wonderful flair for the macabre, and for making a story tak...more
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