Much of what Rika Lesser has to say can be compared to the poetry of Robert Lowell, Sylvia Plath, Ann Sexton, Delmore Schwartz, and other poets who have struggled with manic-depressive illness. What sets her poetry apart, according to Richard Howard, is "the plot and purpose of her sequence to take us through the harrowing experiences she creates in her lines, and out the other side . . . this is where her book differs so from the sensational indulgences we are so familiar with." The book begins with poems on suicide ...
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Much of what Rika Lesser has to say can be compared to the poetry of Robert Lowell, Sylvia Plath, Ann Sexton, Delmore Schwartz, and other poets who have struggled with manic-depressive illness. What sets her poetry apart, according to Richard Howard, is "the plot and purpose of her sequence to take us through the harrowing experiences she creates in her lines, and out the other side . . . this is where her book differs so from the sensational indulgences we are so familiar with." The book begins with poems on suicide attempts, clinical depression and mania which will attract readers with a special interest in "poetic madness." But in the end the poet turns from death to a full engagement and participation in "normal life" and all that it entails. In addition to the general poetry audience, this book will appeal to medical ethicists, psychiatrists, psychologists, counselors, and others needing insight into manic-depressive illnesses.
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Very Good. No Jacket. Denton, TX, U.S.A. : University of North Texas Press. Previous owner stamped front & rear endpapers. Very Good. Soft cover. First Paperback Edition. 1995.
Add this copy of All We Need of Hell (Clipper Studies in the Theatre; 4) to cart. $12.00, very good condition, Sold by Arundel Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Seattle, WA, UNITED STATES, published 1995 by University of North Texas Press.
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Near Fine. No Jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" 87pp including glossary and notes. Stiff illustrated wrappers. A Clean, tight copy. // 'Rika Lesser through-composes her books of poems; they are not albums but unities. They are meant to be read in one sitting and can be fearfully intense. In Etruscan Things she followed the circular map of the Etruscan heavens. In All We Need of Hell she seeks to escape the locked boxes of psychiatric wards and medical categorizations. When she succeeds-and she must-it is through art to life. These poems will inevitably be compared to those by other poets who have struggled with depressive illnesses. Rarely, however, does a poet address such topics as illness, mental illness, suicide, and death as singlemindedly as Lesser does here. '--publisher.
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Fine. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall FINE+ tight, clean, softcover copy, INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR. Would be fine+ but for tiny light crease (1/4") at bottom right corner.
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