
In this collection of persona poems, Teri Youmans Grimm weaves the public history of silent film with the personal history of a fictional silent film star. Becoming Lyla Dore recounts the provocative fall and rise of a young woman whose coming of age coincides with that of moving pictures. Lyla's need to be desired becomes her downfall as well as the catalyst that drives her to success as a silent...
Paperback: 80 pages
Publisher: Red Hen Press; 1 edition (April 13, 2016)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 159709322X
ISBN-13: 978-1597093224
Product Dimensions: 6 x 0.4 x 9 inches
Amazon Rank: 1803231
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From the first poem on, the interplay between light and dark, the shadows and images, the closeness we feel to the image on the screen and the people who are there, breathing with us, witnessing the same images, Ms. Grimm has really captured the magi...
ss. Through stunning imagery a character's vulnerabilities and strengths, her heartbreaks and triumphs are explored through the lens of history reimagined. These poems are luminous as nitrate film and just as incendiary.