Synopses & Reviews
Writers and readers have long been inspired by the haunting wisdom and sheer imaginative power to be found in the fairy tales of the immortal Brothers Grimm. The editors have collected more than a hundred poems inspired by Grimm tales and written by our finest living poets. A brilliant and informative anthology, a teachable text.
Jeanne Marie Beaumontfirst book of poetry, Placebo Effects, was selected by William Matthews for the National Poetry Series in 1997. She teaches at Rutgers University. Claudia Carlson works at Oxford University Press in New York. Her poems have appeared in Heliotrope, Coracle, Space and Time, Fantastic Storiesand NYCBigCityLit.comm
Synopsis
112 contemporary poets offer pomes inspired by fairy tales of The Brothers Grimm. Writers and readers have long been inspired by the haunting wisdom and sheer imaginative power to be found in the fairy tales of the immortal Brothers Grimm. The editors have collected more than a hundred poems inspired by Grimm tales and written by our finest living poets. A brilliant and informative anthology, a teachable text.
Synopsis
Includes bibliographical references (p. 279-282) and indexes.
About the Author
Jeanne Marie Beaumont's first book, Placebo Effects, was selected by William Matthews for the National Poetry Series and was publishedd by W.W. Norton in 1997. She teaches at Rutgers University. Claudia Carlson works at Oxford University Press in New York. Her poems have appeared in Coracle, Heliotrope, Space and Time, Fantastic Stories, and NYCBigCityLit.com. She is a poet, map maker, book and web site designer, and watercolorist.