Gathering Eye, The [Perfect Paperback]

Tina Barr (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1, 2004

The world gathered and filtered by a single incisive lens poet Tina Barr. The Gathering Eye looks at the psychic wounds of childhood and looks also at the emotional status of women in the Middle East and in China. Dramatic similarities rise up in these poems which explore sensuality and violence, and reflect on women as subjects. Women in fairy tales, as Cretan bull dancers, concubines, carpet weavers or crack victims are all revealed anew. A romantic vision of the Orient stands in contrast to the reality of poverty. The fusion of sexuality and mayhem.

Editorial Reviews

Review

These are eloquent narrative poems of great power, passion, and beauty. ...A long time coming, this book is a treasure. Bravo!""Clarence Major

""These daring poems - by turns ferocious, opulent, combustible, delicate - undertake many projects. They testify to brutalities visited upon body and spirit, trace the jagged shapes of past terrain, and, in the book's lush middle section, 'Red Land, Black Land,' investigate the complicated sensuality of contemporary Egypt.

Daughter, sister, lover, foreigner - however refracted, Tina Barr's vision is steadfast: actual things make the world, and she honors their profusion at every turn. Infused with both spririt and intention, these poems embody their deepest belief: 'all that is outside can also be woven in.'""Lia Purpura --Review

About the Author

Tina Barr received her B.A. from Sarah Lawrence College, her M.F.A. from Columbia University's School of the Arts in New York in 1982, and her M.A. (1987) and Ph.D. (1995) degrees in English from Temple University in Philadelphia. She is currently an Assistant Professor and Director of the Creative Writing Program at Rhodes College in Memphis, Tennessee.

Product Details

• Perfect Paperback: 72 pages
• Publisher: Tupelo Press; First Edition edition (January 1, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1932195076
• ISBN-13: 978-1932195071
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.1 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.1 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,223,871 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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5.0 out of 5 stars Beauty and Sorrow, April 20, 2004

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Margaret C. Szumowski (West Springfield, MA United States) - See all my reviews
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The beautiful wrought language, the painful look at the world of women, the world of Islam from a woman's point of view, the details that make me feel I'm in Egypt with you, dear poet. This is an unforgettable book full of beauty and sorrow. The eye weeps for all that it sees.

5.0 out of 5 stars Sensuous, exotic verse, February 23, 2004

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Corey Mesler (Memphis, TN United States) - See all my reviews
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This is the type of poetry that allows you to travel in your head. The type of poetry that sings. The type of poetry that will last as long as the pyramids.

5.0 out of 5 stars THE REAL THING!, February 20, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: Gathering Eye, The (Perfect Paperback)

The poems in this collection are amazing. Tina Barr manages to paint on the page a stunningly visual and visceral world with words. She is the real thing.