The Laughter of Adam and Eve |
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Author:
| Sommer, Jason |
Series title: | Crab Orchard Series in Poetry Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-0-8093-3278-6 |
Publication Date: | Sep 2013 |
Publisher: | Southern Illinois University Press
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | USD $15.95 |
Book Description:
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Near the beginning, just after the fall, was laughter--at least as Jason Sommer imagines it. In the title poem, Eve catches Adam's hilarity over what passes for a tree outside of Eden, their laughter a heady combination of longing, defiance, and perhaps even relief, through which they find they now possess "a knowledge of evil that is good," an understand that will carry them through life after paradise. In
The Laughter of Adam and Eve, Sommer speaks from a multitude...
More Description Near the beginning, just after the fall, was laughter--at least as Jason Sommer imagines it. In the title poem, Eve catches Adam's hilarity over what passes for a tree outside of Eden, their laughter a heady combination of longing, defiance, and perhaps even relief, through which they find they now possess "a knowledge of evil that is good," an understand that will carry them through life after paradise. In The Laughter of Adam and Eve, Sommer speaks from a multitude of voices and perspectives, in short, formal lyrics as well as longer free-verse narratives. From the archetypal parents of us all, down through anonymous voices, throughout these pages, women and men speak to--and of--each other, in many roles and relations--as lover and beloved, as child and parent, as dreamer and dreamt of. These poems narrate, while engaging deeply with those special properties that poetry can bring to story.