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Mask
Guernica Editions, Spring 2004
81 pages
Trade Paperback
ISBN13: 9781550711813
ISBN10: 1550711814
English
$5.95 Canada, $5.95 US
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Weaving homage and history, this collection of poetry was inspired by the life of Charlotte Saloman, the Berlin-born artist who perished at Auschwitz. Saloman was the author of Life? Or Theatre? an evocative fictionalized autobiography in paint that Saloman described as a means of conquering death. Bringing together biography and imagination, the conceptual lyrics in this collection evoke a terrible moment in history and celebrate a life that triumphed despite adversity.
The poems in Mask are exquisite. Many of the poems make a deep contribution to the interpretation of Chalotte Salomom - Berlin-born artist who perished at Auschwitz - her struggles and her transcendent ability to turn those struggles into art. Elana Wolff's poems remind me of the poems of Jane Kenyon, one of my favourite poets on earth, in their conciseness, and also in the translucent way they portray love - even in its darkest context.
Mary Lowenthal Felstiner
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