Drafts: Drafts 39-57, Pledge, with Draft, Unnumbered: Precis

by Rachel Blau DuPlessis

Since 1986, Rachel Blau DuPlessis has been writing a long poem in canto-like sections, grouped in nineteen units. The individual poems fold over each other, using repeated elements to construct a sense of memory and traces or reminders of prior statements. Their themes involve history, gender, mourning and hope, all in "socio-twisty" language. Among their themes are awe, astonishment, skepticism, mourning, pleasure.

Genres: Poetry

252 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2004

Reviews

[Dawn · Rating 5 out of 5]

Read while listening to some pennsound recordings of the drafts. A more conversational/political/feminist set of drafts than Toll, each poem being in relation to its dedication. But so deeply satisfying to read and listen to…RDP is a truly wonderful writer and thinker.

[Mills College Library]

811.54 D936dp 2004