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 a book of free verse poetry that addresses the seven main tests in life and offers some sensible solutions to passing those tests with minimal discomfort.
Each person is but a grain of sand resting beside the sea. This thought sets the tone for Jill Eisnaugle’s latest poetry collection, Beside Still Waters.
