Gaudy Sorrow

By: Seyda, Barbara

Barbara Seyda's GAUDY SORROW is a surreal, epistolary memoir about her Basque friend who died of Covid on Christmas Eve. A rant elegy swerving like a euphoric requiem, over 200 short, blunt letters catapult us into an epic odyssey. Rowdy and transcendent, we zig zag through tightly-braided random moments, street slang, Shakespeare, Spanglish and over-wrought metaphors. This queer Covid narrative spews sexy rage and body parts like a swamp monster of grief - a hydra sprouting infinite heads from fresh wounds for the beloved. A female-centric opera and hybrid text, GAUDY SORROW flickers like a dead lightbulb, dazzling and bereft.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0D3KSMVX5
• ISBN13: 9798888384442
• Release Date: May 2024
• Publisher: Finishing Line Press
• Length: 66 Pages
• Weight: 0.24 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"