Poetry. Art. In ISLE, Rena Rosenwasser continues her explorations of prehistory, the body, and the aesthetics that arise from sensations. Written from notes taken during a tour of the Greek islands, the poems incorporate fragments from journal entries, guide books, archeological texts. That she travels alone suggests a spiritual journey, but it is not an ascetic one. Feelings of pleasure and curiosity are cultivated as links to the ancient world. Kate Delos's six drawings, preproduced in graphite and wash, are talismans for ...
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Poetry. Art. In ISLE, Rena Rosenwasser continues her explorations of prehistory, the body, and the aesthetics that arise from sensations. Written from notes taken during a tour of the Greek islands, the poems incorporate fragments from journal entries, guide books, archeological texts. That she travels alone suggests a spiritual journey, but it is not an ascetic one. Feelings of pleasure and curiosity are cultivated as links to the ancient world. Kate Delos's six drawings, preproduced in graphite and wash, are talismans for the text. Scratches, marks, white space, washes of color become an imagined place, another record of abstraction.
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Add this copy of Isle to cart. $14.00, very good condition, Sold by 246 Books rated 1.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Seattle, WA, UNITED STATES, published 1992 by Kelsey St. Press, 1992.
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Isle is the fourth collection of poetry by Rena Rosenwasser, a co-founder or Kelsey St. Press. Color, abstract drawings by Kate Delos accompany the poems. Unpaginated. Paper with stiff cover. Slight cover wear otherwise very good condition.
Add this copy of Isle to cart. $15.00, like new condition, Sold by Jeff Hirsch Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Wadsworth, IL, UNITED STATES, published 1992 by Kelsey Street Press.
Add this copy of Isle: Poems to cart. $18.00, very good condition, Sold by Hourglass Books rated 3.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Vancouver, BC, CANADA, published 1992 by Kelsey Street Press.
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Drawings by Kate Delos. Very Good. No Jacket as Issued. Book A bit of edge wear to card covers; otherwise a solid, clean copy with no marking or underlining; collectible condition; contains six drawings by Kate Delos in graphite and wash; 56 pages; publisher's notice loosely inserted.
Add this copy of Isle to cart. $24.80, very good condition, Sold by Bolerium Books Inc. rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from San Francisco, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1992 by Kelsey St. Press.
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Unpaginated, illustrated with Delos' color drawings and personal inscription signed by Delos, one of 1, 000 copies, very good first edition trade paperback in pictorial wraps, front cover has fold-down on right upper corner. Berkeley lesbian poet who co-founded Kelsey Press in 1970s.
Add this copy of Isle to cart. $41.14, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Santa Clarita, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1992 by Kelsey Street Press.
