One Red Eye

by Kirsten Dierking

Book Overview

In reading these poems, we experience beauty-paradoxically-as well as come to understand the complexity of the crime, its aftermath, and the relief and joy of recovery.--Roseann Lloyd

Perhaps the first full-length work of its kind, One Red Eye is an unexpected book, an intimate story of violence and survival, rape and re-birth, told in verse. In concise, candid, and understated poems, Dierking shares the brutal truth of her own rape...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 093010059X
• ISBN13: 9780930100599
• Release Date: April 2001
• Publisher: Holy Cow Press
• Length: 72 Pages
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 5.5" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

An Intensely Eloquent Narrative of the Aftereffects of Rape

The power of poetry in the recovery of rape trauma is evident in Kirsten's book, "One Red Eye". She so beautifully constructs each sentence, flowing each one seamlessly through the ensuing years following her rape. We are privy, in an intriguing way, to her struggles, her challenges, and ultimately her triumph over this intrusive act that changed the course of her life. I enthusiastically recommend this book to those who are working with therapists as well as those who are walking the path of recovery on their own. Kirsten's experience in achieving a comfortable, safe place within herself will assure rape victims that recovery is achievable, in one's own time and at one's own pace. I am pleased to be able to add ?One Red Eye? as a resource for my clients.

Important Reading - Stunning Poetry

The poems in the book tell of the author's journey toward recovery following a violent sexaual assault. Don't let the fact that this poignant story is told with poetry keep you from reading this book. It's beautifully written, with vivid imagery, and easily understandable by every reader - women, men, teens. It has the power to change attitudes and to change lives. This may be the most imporant book you buy this year.

Important Reading - Stunning Poetry

The poems in the book tell of the author's journey toward recovery following a violent assault. Don't let the fact that this poignant story is told with poetry keep you from reading this book. It's beautifully written, with vivid imagery, and easily understandable by every reader - women, men, teens. It has the power to change attitudes and to change lives. This may be the most important book you buy this year.