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The Meanest Flower
Mimi Khalvati
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Description for The Meanest Flower
Paperback. Inspired by Shakespeare's songs, the short poems of Emily Dickinson, and Wordsworth's "Lucy" poems, this collection of songlike poetry is based on the ubiquitous spread of weeds - like the shallow rooting plants, small poems can grow anywhere. It demonstrates a mastery of traditional forms and experiments with the Ghazal, an ancient Persian form. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: DC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 137 x 7. Weight in Grams: 122.
Inspired by Shakespeare's songs, the short poems of Emily Dickinson, and Wordsworth's "Lucy" poems, this collection of songlike poetry is based on the ubiquitous spread of weeds - like the shallow rooting plants, small poems can grow anywhere. In her seventh collection, Khalvati demonstrates a dazzling mastery of traditional forms and experiments with the Ghazal, an ancient Persian form comprised of an unrhymed couplet. Evoking three generations and geographies of women, "The Meanest Flower" reinstates the joyful, audible aspect of the lyric.
Inspired by Shakespeare's songs, the short poems of Emily Dickinson, and Wordsworth's "Lucy" poems, this collection of songlike poetry is based on the ubiquitous spread of weeds - like the shallow rooting plants, small poems can grow anywhere. In her seventh collection, Khalvati demonstrates a dazzling mastery of traditional forms and experiments with the Ghazal, an ancient Persian form comprised of an unrhymed couplet. Evoking three generations and geographies of women, "The Meanest Flower" reinstates the joyful, audible aspect of the lyric.
Product Details
Publisher
Carcanet Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
Weight
121g
Number of Pages
96
Place of Publication
Manchester, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781857548686
SKU
V9781857548686
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99-6
About Mimi Khalvati
MIMI KHALVATI, born in Tehran in 1944, grew up on the Isle of Wight and attended the Drama Centre, London. She worked as a director at the Theatre Workshop, Tehran, translating from English into Farsi and devising new plays. She co-founded the Theatre in Exile group. She now lives in Hackney and is a Visiting Lecturer at Goldsmiths College, running ... Read more
Reviews for The Meanest Flower
"Any number of other poems could be cited from Khalvati's superb volume that would further attest to her genius for translating in this way what might superficially seem old or recycled idioms into something novel and almost entirely her own (the collection includes villanelles, terze rime, and even a heroic crown of sonnets)." Rafael Campo, "Boston Review"