Naked ladies : new and selected poems / Julie Kane.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kane, Julie, 1952- author.

Series:

Southern messenger poets

Southern Messenger Poets

Language:

English

Genre:

poetry.

Poetry.

Physical Description:

viii, 152 pages ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Baton Rouge : Louisiana State University Press, [2025]

Summary:

"Naked Ladies draws upon Julie Kane's five previous poetry collections, including her long out-of-print first book, Body and Soul, and her National Poetry Series winner, Rhythm & Booze-together with a generous selection of new and previously uncollected poems. From her Boston Irish Catholic girlhood to her longtime residence in Louisiana, the collection traces her frequent themes of fate versus free will, drunken ecstasy versus sober clarity, flawed relationships versus female autonomy. "She's a wonderful formalist, but there's a touch of the anarchist in every line," a Times-Picayune reviewer once wrote of Kane. Those who associate her work with jazzy improvisations on traditional forms such as the villanelle and sonnet may be surprised to see the presence of free verse in her earliest poems, as well as a return to it in some of her most recent work. Kane was Anne Sexton's graduate student at the time of Sexton's death, and the title of the collection, Naked Ladies, alludes in part to her place in the tradition of Confessional poets who form her poetic lineage. But it is also the name of a common Louisiana flower that blooms during hurricane season. Formalist poet, neo-Confessional poet, Irish-American poet, Louisiana poet: Kane is all of these at once, and this milestone collection allows readers to view for the first time the full range and achievement of her life's work"-- Provided by publisher.

Other Format:

Online version: Kane, Julie. Naked ladies : new and selected poems

ISBN:

9780807183748

0807183741

OCLC:

1452599344

Publisher Number:

90101421911