Double Persephone
| Double Persephone | |
|---|---|
 Cover of a copy of Double Persephone | |
| Author | Margaret Atwood |
| Cover artist | Margaret Atwood |
| Country | Canadian |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Poetry |
Publication date | 1961 |
| ISBN | NA |
Double Persephone is a self-published poetry collection written by Canadian author Margaret Atwood in 1961.[1] Atwood handset the book herself with a flat bed press, designed the cover with linoblocks, and only made 220 copies.[2] It was the first publication ever released by Atwood, and comprises seven poems: "Formal Garden", "Pastoral", "Iconic Landscape", "Persephone Departing", "Chthonic Love", "Her Song", "and "Double Persephone".
The opening poem of Double Persephone, "Formal Garden," a "girl with the gorgon touch" walks through the title location searching for "a living wrist and arm", but all she finds is a "a line of statues" with "marble flesh.[3] The girl apparently has traits similar to Medusa, who could turn men to stone by glancing upon them.[3]
Atwood followed up the collection with another book of poetry released in 1964, The Circle Game.[2]
References
- ↑ Atwood, Margaret (20 February 2011). "Tools of Change: The Publishing Pie, February 15, 2011". Wordpress. Retrieved October 8, 2011.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Atwood, Margaret (February 2011). "The Publishing Pie: An Author's View". Tools of Change for Publishing Conference. New York: O'Reilly Media. Retrieved October 8, 2011.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Davey, Frank (1997). "Atwood's Gorgon Touch". Studies in Canadian Literature 2 (2).