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An Elastic State of Mind: D.L.D.'s autobiography in poems
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D.L.D. er initialene til Dorothea Lynde Dix, en markant skikkelse i 1800-tallets USA (1802-1887). Hun satte sin signatur på en rekke reformer innenfor amerikansk skole-, helse- og fengselvesen, og hadde et stort sosialt og politisk engasjement for den fattige del av befolkningen. Med poetisk kraft, respekt og innlevelse forteller Ren Powell om D.L.D.'s perioder med depresjon og hypomanisk energi i en selvbiografi som romer to liv: dikterens og Dorothea Lynde Dix'.
"I performed the character of D.L.D. while writing. Like an actor using Stanislavski's Magic If, I inhabited the mind of the character and played out the scenes drawing upon my own sense memories--but I have slavishly followed the script, which is a sequence of scenes built with the artifacts of D.L.D.'s life, including her own letters and publications and statements of convictions. I have done my best to understand and respect her attitudes when they have differed fundamentally from my own. While I can't guarantee historical accuracy in every detail, I am confident that these poems are nonetheless true." - Ren Powell in the foreword for An Elastic State of Mind.
D.L.D. er initialene til Dorothea Lynde Dix, en markant skikkelse i 1800-tallets USA (1802-1887). Hun satte sin signatur på en rekke reformer innenfor amerikansk skole-, helse- og fengselvesen, og hadde et stort sosialt og politisk engasjement for den fattige del av befolkningen. Med poetisk kraft, respekt og innlevelse forteller Ren Powell om D.L.D.'s perioder med depresjon og hypomanisk energi i en selvbiografi som romer to liv: dikterens og Dorothea Lynde Dix'.
"I performed the character of D.L.D. while writing. Like an actor using Stanislavski's Magic If, I inhabited the mind of the character and played out the scenes drawing upon my own sense memories--but I have slavishly followed the script, which is a sequence of scenes built with the artifacts of D.L.D.'s life, including her own letters and publications and statements of convictions. I have done my best to understand and respect her attitudes when they have differed fundamentally from my own. While I can't guarantee historical accuracy in every detail, I am confident that these poems are nonetheless true." - Ren Powell in the foreword for An Elastic State of Mind.
156 pages, Hardcover
First published November 27, 2012
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About the author
Ren Powell
9 books34 followersRen Powell is a poet and teaching artist. She is a native Californian – now a Norwegian citizen settled on the west coast of Norway.
Ren has been a member of The Norwegian Author’s Union since 2005 and has published six full-length collections of poetry and more than two dozen books of translations with traditional publishing houses. Her sixth poetry collection The Elephants Have Been Singing All Along was published in 2017 by Wigestrand forlag.
Her poetry collections have been purchased by the Norwegian Arts Council for national library distribution, and her poems have been translated and published in eight languages.
Ren is currently focusing on handbound poetry collections and mixed media experimentation as Mad Orphan Lit. She is an associate editor and feature writer for Poemeleon, and a Poetry Reader for the peer-reviewed journal Orange Blossom Review.
Ren has been a member of The Norwegian Author’s Union since 2005 and has published six full-length collections of poetry and more than two dozen books of translations with traditional publishing houses. Her sixth poetry collection The Elephants Have Been Singing All Along was published in 2017 by Wigestrand forlag.
Her poetry collections have been purchased by the Norwegian Arts Council for national library distribution, and her poems have been translated and published in eight languages.
Ren is currently focusing on handbound poetry collections and mixed media experimentation as Mad Orphan Lit. She is an associate editor and feature writer for Poemeleon, and a Poetry Reader for the peer-reviewed journal Orange Blossom Review.
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September 12, 2013"With this, her fifth poetic volume, Powell has reached new maturity and new depth and has produced an innovative and sensitive tribute to an extraordinary woman." - Alice-Catherine Carls, University of Tennessee at Martin
This book was reviewed in the September 2013 issue of World Literature Today. Read the full review by visiting our website: http://bit.ly/18R7mZa
This book was reviewed in the September 2013 issue of World Literature Today. Read the full review by visiting our website: http://bit.ly/18R7mZa
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