7th Circle - Softcover

Jaffe, Maggie

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1891812076 ISBN 13: 9781891812071

Publisher: Cedar Hill Books, 2003

Synopsis

Poetry. "Maggie Jaffe's poems have a rare power and beauty. She writes about Mayakovsky, Van Gogh, Kafka, Jean Seberg, and other extraordinary figures of our time, also about art and Fascism and Steve Biko, but never in a predictably political way, always in a way that astonishes us and that says something profound about the world we live in" --Howard Zinn. "Jaffe manages to infuse these poems and the people about whom she writes with grace and dignity and beauty. At once, she offers a vision of humanity at its worst and at its best. The juxtaposition is disturbingly effective" --W. D. Ehrhart.

About this title

About the Author:

Originally from New York, Maggie Jaffe lives in San Diego and teaches at San Diego State University. In 1993-94 she was a visiting lecturer in the Czech Republic. She is a recipient of a 1998 California Arts Council grant and is Poetry Editor of Cedar Hill Review. Her publications include Continuous Performance, How The West Was One, 1492: What Is It Like To Be Discovered?, a collaboration with the artist Deborah Small, and 7th Circle, which won a San Diego Book Award for Poetry.

Review:

"The unflinching lyrics and haunting illustrations peel back the scabs of history and ask questions about the 20th century..." -- Susan Luzzaro

Maggie Jaffe's 7th Circle is not for the squeamish. It is filled with broken dreams, broken lives, and death. -- W. D. Ehrhart

Maggie Jaffe's poems have a rare power and beauty. She writes ... always in a way that astonishes us... -- Howard Zinn

About this edition

• Publisher: Cedar Hill Books
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 1891812076
• ISBN 13: 9781891812071
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 54