chasingholden's review against another edition
4.0
"I'll catch the cat that has my tongue and spit it out"
I was so excited when I discovered this book existed. If you know anything about the beat generation you know the representation of the women was nearly non-existent so stumbling on a new woman poet from my favorite literary movement was a major win in my book.
This book makes me wish so much that either she had published more when she was alive, or at least that more of her writing survived in tact rather than having been destroyed by her parents and neighbors. There is some brilliance hidden in these, so much potential in many of the fragments.
I'm grateful I found the book and highly recommend it to anyone who likes the genre to explore whats left of Elise Cowen (RIP).
I was so excited when I discovered this book existed. If you know anything about the beat generation you know the representation of the women was nearly non-existent so stumbling on a new woman poet from my favorite literary movement was a major win in my book.
This book makes me wish so much that either she had published more when she was alive, or at least that more of her writing survived in tact rather than having been destroyed by her parents and neighbors. There is some brilliance hidden in these, so much potential in many of the fragments.
I'm grateful I found the book and highly recommend it to anyone who likes the genre to explore whats left of Elise Cowen (RIP).
mcdal's review against another edition
5.0
I can’t even begin to articulate my level of despair knowing that this woman created so much art and all we have left is this volume. How had I never heard about Elise Cowen before?
michelempls's review against another edition
4.0
We are so fortunate to have this complete publication of the only surviving work of Elise Cowen. The editing was well done, and I appreciated reading the extensive notes on the poems, as well as the background on Cowen's brief life. Really interesting to see the creative process of writing revealed.
crazybooklife's review against another edition
4.0
"I'll catch the cat that has my tongue and spit it out"
I was so excited when I discovered this book existed. If you know anything about the beat generation you know the representation of the women was nearly non-existent so stumbling on a new woman poet from my favorite literary movement was a major win in my book.
This book makes me wish so much that either she had published more when she was alive, or at least that more of her writing survived in tact rather than having been destroyed by her parents and neighbors. There is some brilliance hidden in these, so much potential in many of the fragments.
I'm grateful I found the book and highly recommend it to anyone who likes the genre to explore whats left of Elise Cowen (RIP).
I was so excited when I discovered this book existed. If you know anything about the beat generation you know the representation of the women was nearly non-existent so stumbling on a new woman poet from my favorite literary movement was a major win in my book.
This book makes me wish so much that either she had published more when she was alive, or at least that more of her writing survived in tact rather than having been destroyed by her parents and neighbors. There is some brilliance hidden in these, so much potential in many of the fragments.
I'm grateful I found the book and highly recommend it to anyone who likes the genre to explore whats left of Elise Cowen (RIP).
stevebargdill's review
5.0
Sad. Tragic. Like glimpsing a peek into the mind of a very sad person. This book of recovered poems is all that we have left of Elsie, her family having burned the rest of her poetry. Such a great loss to the literary world. To the world in general.
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