".. an educational piece ..for high schools and for Shakespeare Festivals, who would benefit by incorporating this into their education curriculum." -- Debbie Chinn, Managing Director, The Shakespeare Theatre of California
"..in an age of slight poems..Cameron proves herself 'the real thing:' a poet of daring and verve.." -- Terri Brown-Davidson, Author of "The Carrington Monologues"
...a small classic...A spare lyricism (a kind of Gregorian Chant) pulls the reader into this vivid dream. -- The Pedestal Review, Jim Boring March 2004
...poignant and enlightening to every reader with a beating heart--for Cameron explores the entire theater of human love... -- Offcourse, Janet Buck March 2004
A meditation on the powers of art and love...a true homage to the very human spirit. -- Small Spiral Notebook, Summer Lopez March 2004
In The Shadow Of The Globe is captivating and luminescent...Cameron touches the skin of another world, ignites the page. -- Sidereality, Loren Kleinman March 2004
Product Description
An astonishing narrative poem using the colorful and daring characters of the Globe Theatre during the life of Shakespeare to create the incredible voices of its actors, bit players, poets, stage managers and lovelorn ladies of his day. Shakespeare, his wife, his Dark Lady and his poor dead boy all spring from the pages with fact and fiction intertwined into a virtuoso book that will redefine the classroom's experience of Elizabethan studies. A new and provocative approach to a beloved subject.
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