A review by shivamt25
The Beauty of the Husband, by Anne Carson
4.0
"I only feel clean he says suddenly when I wake up with you.
The seduction of force is from below.
With one finger the king of hell is writing her initials on the glass like scalded things.
So in travel a husband's
legend glows, sings..."
I have not read poetry in a long time. I cannot say that I understood it fully but the underlying emotions were too strong to not notice. The essay is sad and real and poetic. But it's not a tragedy. It's easier to picture a love story or a tragedy as poetic. This one is about a simple marriage that crumbled. The essay is weirdly engaging and fast paced. Do give it a go if you're like me who likes to stick his genre but sometimes, just sometimes, wants a taste of something otherworldly.
The seduction of force is from below.
With one finger the king of hell is writing her initials on the glass like scalded things.
So in travel a husband's
legend glows, sings..."
I have not read poetry in a long time. I cannot say that I understood it fully but the underlying emotions were too strong to not notice. The essay is sad and real and poetic. But it's not a tragedy. It's easier to picture a love story or a tragedy as poetic. This one is about a simple marriage that crumbled. The essay is weirdly engaging and fast paced. Do give it a go if you're like me who likes to stick his genre but sometimes, just sometimes, wants a taste of something otherworldly.