Metamorphoses

Name: Metamorphoses
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SKU: 9780872869004
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City Lights Spotlight No. 22

By Evan Kennedy

Series: City Lights Spotlight

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Metamorphoses by Evan Kennedy draws inspiration from Ovid's epic poem to delve into the fluid nature of identity and transformation. Through poems that traverse various styles—from travelogue and elegy to nature documentary and daily life chronicles—Kennedy explores both personal and collective change amid a declining empire and ecological upheaval. The work weaves references from Roman gods and San Francisco poets to modern musical icons such as Madonna and Bob Dylan, highlighting change as an inevitable, ongoing process.
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Metamorphoses will appeal to readers interested in poetry that intertwines classical literature with modern cultural and ecological themes. Fans of transformative identity narratives, lyrical explorations of nature, and innovative poetry rooted in both personal and societal change will find this collection compelling.

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One of Publishers Weekly's Most Anticipated Poetry Books for Spring 2023

Metamorphoses springs from Ovid's epic poem to explore the slipperiness of identity, its propensity for change and transience. In poems that shift registers from travelogue to elegy, from nature documentary to a simple record of the realities of daily life, Evan Kennedy focuses on transformation, personal and collective, in an empire in decline, in a world transfigured by ecological upheaval.

With a range of reference from Roman household Gods to San Francisco poetic titans to musical celebrities like Madonna and Bob Dylan, Metamorphoses confronts change as an inevitable molecular process.

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Metamorphoses

By Evan Kennedy

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Praised for its inventive and vivid writing, Metamorphoses is recognised for successfully reimagining Ovid’s epic themes in a contemporary context. Alta Magazine notes Kennedy’s blend of ancient Rome and modern San Francisco, while Booklist highlights his exploration of nature, identity, and spirituality with graceful fluidity. Critics describe the collection as witty, inventive, and deeply human, capturing both transcendence and the complexities of the modern world.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780872869004

Publisher: City Lights Books

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 04 May 2023

Country: United States

Imprint: City Lights Books

Illustration: Illustrations

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 177.0mm

Height: 139.0mm

Weight: 250g

Pages: 96

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Arts & Culture Evan Kennedy LGBTQ+ Non-Fiction Poetry Series: City Lights Spotlight

About the Author

Evan Kennedy is a poet and bicyclist. He is the author of I Am, Am I, to Trust the Joy That Joy Is No More or Less There Now Than Before (Roof Books), Jerusalem Notebook (O'clock Press), The Sissies (Futurepoem), Terra Firmament (Krupskaya), Shoo-Ins to Ruin (Gold Wake Press), and Us Them Poems (Book*hug). He runs the occasional press, Dirty Swan Projects, and was born in Beacon, New York, in 1983. He lives in San Francisco, California.

Metamorphoses