HIGHWAYMAN'S WIFE, THE

by Lynnell Edwards

With The Highwayman's Wife , Lynnell Edwards's fierce and brazen poems breathe new life into well-known myths and tales, giving a new, bold voice to characters such as Medusa and Helen of Troy. Equal parts graceful and audacious, Edwards's poems capture her genuine love of language while maintaining a charming style all their own.

Genres: Poetry

104 pages, Paperback

First published November 1, 2006

About the author

Lynnell Major Edwards is the author of three full-length collections of poetry, Covet (2011) The Highwayman’s Wife and The Farmer's Daughter, (Red Hen Press, 2007, 2003). Her work has appeared on Verse Daily and in numerous literary journals including: Poems & Plays, Southern Poetry Review, The Los Angeles Review, Poetry East, and Dos Passos Review. She is a regular reviewer for The Georgia Review, and Pleiades. She lives in Louisville, Kentucky where she is on the faculty at Spalding University. She received her doctorate in English at the University of Louisville, her undergraduate degree at Centre College in Kentucky, and is the recipient of a 2007 Al Smith Fellowship from the Kentucky Arts Council. She is also president of Louisville Literary Arts, inc. a non-profit literary arts organization which sponsors The Writer's Block Festival and the monthly InKY reading series in Louisville, Ky.

Reviews

[Allison · Rating 4 out of 5]

This collection starts strong. And I'm fond of the sonnets in the second section. I love it when poets use form in a way that doesn't at all call attention to the form.

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[Sherry Chandler · Rating 5 out of 5]

See my review at my blog.

[Ashley]

Fantastic Voice and really moving work. Loved it.