Bargain with the Watchman

by Eva Salzman

Born in New York in 1960, Eva Salzman published her first book of poetry, The English Earthquake , in 1992. Bargain with the Watchman , her second book of poems, is daring with language, alternately sexy, sassy, outspoken, and clever. Her energy, vitality, and capacity for satire persist in bold, candid poetry, often disconcerting, always compelling and controlled. This selection includes a two sequences, one of which, Masques, is a subversive look at the Muses, seen in crossed-dressed guise.

64 pages, Paperback

First published May 22, 1997

Reviews

[Glenjamin Warren · Rating 3 out of 5]

Ya know, shout out to Eva. She was a bit of a freak and she for sure has a way with words.

Rating: 3.5/5

[Lana · Rating 3 out of 5]

Eva Salzman clearly has an extensive education in Classical Studies. This understanding is utilized and is shown beautifully and creatively in Bargain with the Watchman. The reader is introduced to a beautiful, almost sapphic, world of muses in mostly female form. Amidst her other works we see motifs of flowers and girls, beaches and love come to fruition. This book is well woven together.

[Mills College Library]

811.54 S186b 1997