Review (PDF) Picasso, I Want My Face Back
Art, landscape, and memory are interwoven strands in the fabric of Grace Nichols' latest collection, Picasso, I Want My Face Back. The book opens with a long poem in the voice of Dora Maar, who, as Picasso's muse and mistress, was the inspiration for his iconic painting, The Weeping Woman. The poems are almost interlocking reflections that echo the cubist manner of the painting and allow us to enter the shifting surfaces of Dora Maar's mind and her journey of self reclamation. ""Speaks through the voice of Dora Maar, Pablo Picasso's lover. . . The intriguing angle to Picasso makes for unique poems well worth reading."" - The Midwest Book Review
Paperback: 63 pages
Publisher: Bloodaxe Books Ltd (May 4, 2010)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1852248505
ISBN-13: 978-1852248505
Product Dimensions: 5.3 x 0.2 x 8.2 inches
Shipping Weight: 4.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
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Picasso's work meant more than being just weird. "Picasso, I Want My Face Back" is a collection of poetry from Grace Nichols as she speaks through the voice of Dora Maar, Pablo Picasso's lover and inspiration. The intriguing angle to Picasso makes for unique poems well worth reading, making "Picasso, I Want My Face Back" a top poetry pick. "Seven Sisters": Seven sisters standing/shoulder to chalky shoulder --/Seven sisters huddling to Sussex mist/open-armed to sun's expansive kiss/yet straight and firm as Victorian maidens/all kin to Dover - the green-shawled/grandmother of all cliffs.
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