Black Swan

Imagine Leda black begins Lyrae Van Clief-Stefanon's collection of poems. Mixing vernacular language with classical mythology, modern struggles with Biblical trials, she gives voice to women past and present.

About the author

Lyrae Van Clief-Stefanon is the author of ] Open Interval [, a finalist for the National Book Award and the LA Times Book Prize, and Black Swan, winner of the Cave Canem Poetry Prize and finalist for the Paterson Poetry Prize. She has been awarded fellowships from Cave Canem, the Lannan Foundation, Civitella Ranieri, and the New York State Council on the Arts/New York Foundation for the Arts.

Summary

A powerful new voice on the poetry scene, Van Clief-Stefanon writes of pain, loss, hope, and the promise of salvation.

Product details

• Authors: Lyrae Van Clief-Stefanon, Lyrae Van Clief-Stefanon
• Assisted by: Marilyn Nelson (Editor)
• Publisher: University Of Pittsburgh Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 24.11.2002
• EAN: 9780822957874
• ISBN: 978-0-8229-5787-4
• No. of pages: 72
• Dimensions: 160 mm x 216 mm x 7 mm
• Weight: 109 g
• Series: Pitt Poetry (Paperback); Pitt Poetry Series; Pitt Poetry (Paperback); Pitt Poetry; Pitt Poetry Series
• Subject: Fiction > Poetry, drama