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Juxtaposing the diction of surrealism with Ovid, Callimachus, and popular music--punk and new wave--the poems in
Beloved Revolutionary Sweetheart concern themselves with various aspects of Eros.
From wistful romance to explicit sex, these poems are inspired by the troubadour poets of Provence and Italy, and invoke such historical figures as the Byzantine Empress Theodora and her husband, Emperor Justinian, not to mention the Countess of Dia--Beatriz--a major poet of the troubadour tradition; these are Hausner's "alter voices," expressing permutations of presence, absence, conquest, and loss.
Beloved Revolutionary Sweetheart reaches back through the millenia to create an unexpected, unconventional, and contemporary exploration of one of humanity's oldest pleasures.
About the author
BEATRIZ HAUSNER was born in Chile and immigrated to Canada with her family when she was a teenager. She is the author of many poetry books, including
She Who Lies Above, Beloved Revolutionary Sweetheart, and Enter the Raccoon. Her writing has been published widely and her books have been published internationally and translated into several languages, including her native Spanish, French, Dutch, and Greek. Hausner, who is trilingual, served three terms as President of the Literary Translators' Association of Canada and was Chair of the Public Lending Right Commission. She was also a founding publisher of Quattro Books. Hausner lives in Toronto.
