Spellbook for the Sabbath Queen

"How can we build meaningful lives within limits beyond our control? Spellbook for the Sabbath Queen explores this question across several themes: intimate relationships, religious belief, and our own longings for home. The Gulf Coast and East Texas landscapes provide a vivid backdrop for navigating a world in which the speaker of these poems seeks authentic connection, while Jewish mysticism provides a tradition that grounds her own grief in a community long acquainted with exile and isolation. Part psalter, part Sapphic verse, this debut collection evokes the spirit of Emily Dickinson while calling the reader to prayer for a life fully lived"--

About the author

Elisheva Fox is a poet with roots firmly planted in Texan soil. A finalist for the Gwendolyn Brooks Poetry Prize, she has also been nominated for Best of the Net. Her work has appeared in Rust + Moth, Paper Brigade, Strange Horizons, and Sand Hills Literary Magazine, among others. This is her first collection of poems.

Product details

• Authors: Elisheva Fox
• Publisher: Belle Point Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 02.05.2023
• EAN: 9781960215000
• ISBN: 978-1-960215-00-0
• No. of pages: 94
• Dimensions: 148 mm x 224 mm x 7 mm
• Weight: 150 g
• Subject: Fiction > Poetry, drama