Oneiromance (an Epithalamion)

by Kathleen Rooney

Poetry. Winner of the 2007 Gatewood Prize, Kathleen Rooney's ONEIROMANCE (AN EPITHALAMION) explores the absurdity and divinity of the marriage ceremony through a dizzying dream sequence with playful verse that skillfully blends call and response with Shakespearean odes, romance and cynicism, story-telling and wordplay. Patty Seyburn proclaims: These poems contain deep doubt and true sentiment, providing that pleasure-giving union of provocation and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0978617231
• ISBN13: 9780978617233
• Release Date: September 2008
• Publisher: Switchback Books
• Length: 59 Pages
• Weight: 0.66 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 4.7" x 8.9"

Customer Reviews

A dreamy, lyrical, beautiful trip

I don't tend to have much of an opinion of poetry beyond "It was good" or "I don't know, it was pretty I guess." But Oneiromance, a dreamy meditation on marriage, felt like a beautiful trip -- to Brazil, the Midwest, Niagara Falls, through the idea of marriage, through the mind and heart of the loving but conflicted bride. I read it and thought, I wish I could see what she sees when I travel, because what a beautiful and funny world I'd live in.