Lovely Asunder

by Danielle Cadena Deulen

Danielle Cadena Deulen's debut collection, Lovely Asunder , is filled with beautiful dangers. These poems, sharp and graceful, brutal and vulnerable, create from language a kind of chiaroscuro-both light and dark made more vivid by their juxtaposition. Throughout the collection, the poet appraises ancient myths through a feminine and feminist perspective, evincing the ways in which narratives transform personal experience and vice versa. The figure of the fruit, in all its implied and literal lushness, recurs like a chorus, and the speakers of these poems are haunted by the Fall-confined by the body, the mind, and the irrevocable past.

Genres: Poetry

90 pages, Paperback

First published February 1, 2011

Reviews

[Carey · Rating 5 out of 5]

Lovely Asunder is raw and visceral and grabs you by the neck AND MAKES YOU LOOK. Deulen doesn't blink. Her courage to reveal her vulnerability gives her unbridled power. Wow.

[Erin]

This is my friend's book! I'm very excited to read it!