Ashley's review
Edgar Allan Poe & The Juke-Box: Uncollected Poems, Drafts, and Fragments
by Elizabeth Bishop
Ashley's review
Edgar Allan Poe & The Juke-Box: Uncollected Poems, Drafts, and Fragments by Elizabeth Bishop
Ashley's review
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As a lover of Bishop, I was conflicted about the publication of this collection. On the one hand, I was eager to turn its pages; on the other hand, I wished I could keep it from falling into the wrong hands. I wonder if others feel as protective of the poets they love? I suppose it's a bit silly.
As Bonnie Costello put so well the last time I heard her speak, reading recent Bishop scholarship often feels like "rummaging through the poets closet." The same could be said for this compilation. The poems are not, in many cases, good. It seems almost a betrayal to publish them.
And yet...I own a copy.
I would urge anyone interested in Bishop's work to read her other poems. Her prose, too, is delightful.
As Bonnie Costello put so well the last time I heard her speak, reading recent Bishop scholarship often feels like "rummaging through the poets closet." The same could be said for this compilation. The poems are not, in many cases, good. It seems almost a betrayal to publish them.
And yet...I own a copy.
I would urge anyone interested in Bishop's work to read her other poems. Her prose, too, is delightful.
