The Meanest Flower

£9.95

Mimi Khalvati

Inspired by Shakespeare’s songs, the short poems of Emily Dickinson, and Wordsworth’s “Lucy” poems, this collection of songlike poetry is based on the ubiquitous spread of weeds – like the shallow rooting plants, small poems can grow anywhere. It demonstrates a mastery of traditional forms and experiments with the Ghazal, an ancient Persian form.

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Inspired by Shakespeare’s songs, the short poems of Emily Dickinson, and Wordsworth’s “Lucy” poems, this collection of songlike poetry is based on the ubiquitous spread of weeds – like the shallow rooting plants, small poems can grow anywhere. In her seventh collection, Khalvati demonstrates a dazzling mastery of traditional forms and experiments with the Ghazal, an ancient Persian form comprised of an unrhymed couplet. Evoking three generations and geographies of women, “The Meanest Flower” reinstates the joyful, audible aspect of the lyric.

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ISBN

ISBN10

185754868X

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Paperback

Book Condition

New