SWITHERING

Robertson, Robin

ISBN 10: 015603199X / ISBN 13: 9780156031998

Published by Ecco, 2006

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2006 Robertson, Robin SWITHERING Orlando, FL: Harcourt, Inc, c2006 First printing 85pp 8vo New trade softcover.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: SWITHERING
• Publisher: Ecco
• Publication Date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 015603199X
• ISBN 13: 9780156031998
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Seller catalogs:
  • POETRY

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Synopsis

To "swither" means to suffer indecision or doubt, but there is no faltering in these poems; any uncertainty is not in the lines or the sounds or the images, but only in the themes of flux and change and transformation that thread their way through this powerful third collection. Robin Robertson has written a book of remarkable cohesion and range that calls on his knowledge of folklore and myth to fuse the old ways with the new. From raw, exposed poems about the end of childhood to erotically charged lyrics about the end of desire, from a brilliant retelling of the metamorphosis and death of Actaeon to the final freeing of the waters in "Holding Proteus," these are close examinations of nature--of the bright epiphanies of passion and loss. At times sombre, at times exultant, Robertson's poems are always firmly rooted in the world we see, the life we experience: original, precise, and startlingly clear. (20060713)

About the Author

ROBIN ROBERTSON is a 30-year veteran food writer, cooking teacher, and chef specializing in vegan and vegetarian cooking. She is the author of 20 vegetarian or vegan cookbooks, including Vegan Planet and 1,000 Vegan Recipes, and is a regular columnist for VegNews magazine and VegCooking.com. She operates a vegan-focused website and blog at RobinRobertson.com and lives in Virginia.