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Poetry Canadian

Marlene Dietrich's Eyes

by (author) Isabella Colalillo Katz

Publisher
Ekstasis Editions
Initial publish date
Oct 2014
Category
Canadian
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9781771710572
    Publish Date
    Oct 2014
    List Price
    $23.95

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Description

Marlene Dietrich’s Eyes is a collection of poems that speaks to a woman’s journey through time, history, and the self. These poems reflect luminous insights appearing on a dark horizon when hope and courage seem to dim. The poet’s voice finds its place in language that explores reflections that open any human heart to the possible, the redeemable, the precious. Writing is a ritual of self-definition, a visible striving to defy forces that would limit and define without the power of self- authorship. The poems are construed as rites that expand a feeling into a tangible medium that clarifies a deep preoccupation with the intentional power of the creative.

About the author

Contributor Notes

Isabella Colalillo Katz is a poet, writer/editor based in Toronto. She leads workshops and courses in personal creativity and creative writing. Isabella is the author of two previous books of poetry, Tasting Fire (Guernica, 1999) and And Light Remains (Guernica, 2006). Her creative work appears in numerous anthologies and journals.