Victoria Selene Skye Deme (aka Gather's own Purrrrrrr....) is, I believe, the illegitimate love child of Sylvia Plath, Barbara G. Walker (who wrote the wonderful Women's Encyclopedia of Myths and Secrets) and American Indian writer Louise Erdrich. CrowWoman and Mudgirl is an all-too-brief collection of poems steeped in myth and folklore. The theme, generally, is the reconciliation of the age-old dichotomy of feminine archetypes: is a woman a sweet-faced angel, or a raging bitch-goddess? In Skye Deme's poems, she is daughter, lover, monster, and more. These are big poems for such a tiny book, and deeply satisfying. My personal favorite is "Dreary Summer Day." What sounds like something perfectly mundane is actually a beautifully spun vampire tale.
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Ya gotta love our Purr's gift for the sublime. I have all three of her books, and "Raspberry Girl" is my favorite. Right now I'm trying to figure out, with those four Mamas you list, who is Daddy? Poe? Browning? Sid Visious?
All very good suggestions, Donna, but I think she sprung, parthogenetically and full-formed, from the head of Aphrodite.
HaHaHaHa~ Sylvia's illegit child~=D
Thank you so much for taking the time to review my very first attempt at composing a book of poetics~ =)
Your first attempt was a good one.
and thank you for posting to GutterGirls~where I can be a shameless purrpimp and FEATURE your wonderful review~
As Mooch the cat would say in "Mutts:" Yesh!!
Great review!! I love her poetry it is awesome. She is an amazing writer.
Yes she is.
Having just received my own autographed copy(a treasure), I'm only in to the thing by a few poems. I agree that this book is too small for such big poems. Purr possesses the poetic grail, which gives everlasting inspiration. I'm going to have to get her other books now.:)
They're on my want list, too, now!
thanks!
Selene surely is a treasure!
This is one of my favorite books, too.
Thanks :)