An intensely personal invocation of the ancient Greek tragedy, The Antigone Poems was created in the 1970s while writer Marie Slaight and artist Terrence Tasker were living in Montreal and Toronto. A bold retelling of the ancient tale of defiance and justice, its poetry and images capture the anguish and despair of the original tale in an unembellished modernized rendition.
Professional Reviews
Grace Cavalieri The Washington Independent Review of Books
‘...surreal and wild... terrifyingly brilliant...This is ART you cannot buy or sell. It is the flaming center of the volcano that makes us create...’
Kelly Cherry, Blue Fifth Review
‘...serious, intelligent, one of a kind, and gorgeous. It is a major find, a supplement to our interpretation of the Sophoclean play as much as is Anne Carson’s Antigonick and more unified... I cannot recommend this book highly enough.’
This is my personal inspirational book of poetry. It contains many poems written for family, friends, and relevant life situations. Hopefully you will find some that will encourage and inpsire you in whatever arena you are found in your circle of l
My book of poetry is being redone by me, I have a beautiful cover designed and the book will have a few more than 200 poems in it. I am going to have it printed on demand here in Canada. When it is done I will let you know when it is done and if anyo
