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Poetry
Paperback book
FLSmalls 10
This collection of prose poetry from Cassandra Atherton creates a naturally intimate world while, at the same time, fluidly examining complex connections between popular and high culture.
“Cassandra Atherton’s… thematically and stylistically linked prose poems (are) full of startling imagery and lush sensuality. The dense, intense prose is often funny, and incorporates all kinds of cultural allusions. These are mostly about writers: Shakespeare and Nabokov feature heavily, and there are also moments with Sylvia Plath, William Carlos Williams and a host of others, milling around promiscuously in Atherton’s prose with Veronica Lake, Gai and Robbie Waterhouse, and White Wings cake mix. It’s fun and clever, and some of it is lovely.” Sydney Morning Herald
Cassandra Atherton‘s poetry is concerned with reanimating classic texts and raising the spectres of canonical authors and characters. She enjoys juxtaposing traditional literature with popular culture and cult texts. Cassandra has published many books and was awarded a Harvard Visiting Scholar’s position in 2015-2016.
Poetry
Paperback book
FLSmalls 10
This collection of prose poetry from Cassandra Atherton creates a naturally intimate world while, at the same time, fluidly examining complex connections between popular and high culture.
“Cassandra Atherton’s… thematically and stylistically linked prose poems (are) full of startling imagery and lush sensuality. The dense, intense prose is often funny, and incorporates all kinds of cultural allusions. These are mostly about writers: Shakespeare and Nabokov feature heavily, and there are also moments with Sylvia Plath, William Carlos Williams and a host of others, milling around promiscuously in Atherton’s prose with Veronica Lake, Gai and Robbie Waterhouse, and White Wings cake mix. It’s fun and clever, and some of it is lovely.” Sydney Morning Herald
Cassandra Atherton‘s poetry is concerned with reanimating classic texts and raising the spectres of canonical authors and characters. She enjoys juxtaposing traditional literature with popular culture and cult texts. Cassandra has published many books and was awarded a Harvard Visiting Scholar’s position in 2015-2016.