A wonderfully strange and inventive book by a professor and poet who combines various forms into an unclassifiable whole. Footnote to the lambs was recently selected for the national poetry series and will be published by green integer. What i knew by eleni sikelianos nighboat books, may 2019 80pages amazon nbb in this age of increasing global social media craze, eleni sikelianos attests that she holds close to poetry as a little spell to ward off the dark of the ever encroaching corporate interference in. Ive been reading and rereading this compelling book for the past two weeks. Historystree early greece fence 10th anniversary reading chicago feb. Largehearted boy in make yourself happy, eleni sikelianos evinces a neuropsychological state counter to the miswrought biology that has haunted the occident since the dawn of roman times. This mockup does not give justice to the metallic gold cover or the metallic violet vellum endpaper which will show through where the.
The book of jon eleni sikelianos city lights books. Eleni sikelianos, a native of california, is the author of two hybrid memoirs the book of jon and you animal machine and eight books of poetry, most recently make yourself happy. Eleni sikelianos is the author of a hybrid memoir the book of jon, city lights and six books of poetry, the most recent being body clock. Sikelianos has been the happy recipient of many awards for her poetry, nonfiction, and translations, including two national endowment for the. Sikelianos teaches in and directs the creative writing program at the university of denver. So we revert to the village of lia, in mountainous northern greece, for the story of eleni s marriage to.
Eleni sikelianos is the winner of the 2002 national poetry series, a recipient of an nea fellowship, two gertrude stein awards, and the james d. In the mojave desert, poet eleni sikelianos writes in her slippery, edgesallover essaymemoir you animal machine, you can never see anything straight on. Eleni sikelianos is the author of six books, including the california poem and the book of jon. Eleni sikelianos is interviewed at the nervous breakdown. Poet eleni sikelianos, the great granddaughter of the nobelnominated greek poet angelos sikelianos, was briefly a biology student in her undergraduate career, drawn to oceanography and microbiology. Observing that what is alive in the body clock is also ticking, her poems and sketches illustrate the infinite possibilities unfurling as minutes.
This week in the pen poetry series, pen america features two poems by eleni sikelianos. The book of jon is beautifully and scrupulously written, and like many of the grand collages of the past century, it acknowledges that human experience is by definition partial, fragmentary, and riddled with obfuscations, as is the art that most faithfully reflects it. She is the author of eight books of poetry, most recently make yourself happy, and two hybrid memoirs the book of jon and you animal machine. Eleni sikelianos is a poet, translator, memorist and professor of creative writing at the university of denver. New book from eleni sikelianos literary arts program. She currently lives in colorado, and teaches at the university of denver. Sikelianos directs the creative writing program at the university of denver. Aug 22, 2014 eleni sikelianos, body clock coffeehouse press, 2008, 149 pp. The poet talks with nina boutsikaris about her turns to hybrid memoir, as evidenced in her latest work, you animal machine the golden greek, published by coffee house last year, and other books. The poems throughout do play around with normal narrative thrust and sequencing, and there are syntactical structures that require a second look, and a slower look. Eleni sikelianos eleni sikelianos biography poem hunter.
She is the greatgranddaughter of greek poet angelos sikelianos and the niece of anne waldman. Jon, a multitalented, eccentric visionary, emerges as a brilliant, charming, irresponsible. Against the slope of social speech, starring eleni sikelianos, produced by anne waldman and ed bowes, directed by ed bowes, 2007 install the flash plugin to watch this video. Feb 10, 2017 make yourself happy is the fifth book of poetry by eleni sikelianos issued since 2001 by the fine coffee house press, just north of me in minneapolis. Nightboat editions has just released what i knew by eleni sikelianos, professor of literary arts. She is the author of various poetry collections and her work has appeared in many magazines and journals. Here are 10 valuable lessons gleaned from jonahs encounter with the great fish and the people of nineveh. Eleni sikelianos in conversation with jesse morse, jacket 33, july 2007 henry gould on eleni sikelianos from blue guide, poetry new york, 1999, 36 pp authority control. Eleni sikelianos is the author of one book of nonfiction and five books of poetry. Eleni sikelianos gorgeous chapbook how to assemble the animal globe, an excerpt from her forthcoming book from coffee house press. Her poems have been translated into french, spanish, catalan, german, arabic, romanian, croatian, slovenian, and serbian. So we revert to the village of lia, in mountainous northern greece, for the story of elenis marriage to. Eleni sikelianos eleni sikelianos poems poem hunter.
The book of jonah is more than just a delightful story for children. A book of selected poems translated into french, appeared in fall 2007, and forthcoming are a new book of poems, body clock, and her translation of jacques roubauds exchanges on light. Her books include make yourself happy, the loving detail of the living and the dead, body clock and many others. Make yourself happy is bold and observant, an arresting volume on happiness. In this epilogue of sorts, sikelianos includes a photograph of herself as a young girl holding a goat above a picture of her father as a young boy scout hugging a cat to his chest. She is currently on the faculty of the naropa institute. The lefevresikelianoswaldman tree and the imaginative. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Your kingdom by eleni sikelianos poetry foundation. Haunted by the 20th centurys dismal record of global species extinction and an uncertain worldhistorical future ahead, this book uncovers new forms of resistance to apathy and despair through a return to the etymological root of poet. Eleni sikelianos was born and grew up in california, and has lived in new york, paris, athens, and colorado.
Eleni sikelianos international writing program collections. You animal machine the golden greek by eleni sikelianos. Collaborative projects include film roles in several of ed bowes movies, artbooks with painter anne slacik, installations with peter cole, and a performance with philip glass. The recipient of a seeger fellowship at princeton university and a new york foundation for the arts award, she is currently teaching at the jack kerouac school of disembodied poetics.
Eleni sikelianos is the author of eight books of poetry, most recently make yourself happy 2017, and two hybrid memoirs the book of jon and you animal machine. The title of eleni sikelianoss latest collection of poetry, make yourself happy, is a timely imperative for the new dark ages in which we find ourselves. With a seamless weave of letters, reminiscences, poems and journal entries, sikelianos creates a loving portraitand an unblinking indictmentof her father. She has received numerous honors and awards for her poetry, nonfiction, and translations, including a national. Eleni sikelianos is the author of six books of poetry, most recently the loving detail of the living and the dead, as well as a hybrid memoir, the book of jon. The author of essaymemoirs, booklength poems, and collections as attentively made as an artist. Among her awards are two national endowment for the arts grants and the national poetry series. These frequently employ a range of forms poetry, prose, document, visuals and fields, often the sciences, as a means to explore ways of knowing.
Gage wisely omits his opinionsthoughts throughout most of the book, only interjecting when necessary. Appearing on crosscultural poetics, hosted by leonard schwartz, october 22, 2006. She is currently at work on a hybrid family history, part of which will be published next fall as the book of jon city lights. Read all poems of eleni sikelianos and infos about eleni sikelianos. Her work has been widely anthologized, and translated into a dozen languages. Eleni sikelianos poems, quotations and biography on eleni sikelianos poet page. Eleni sikelianos is the author of ten books of poetry and hybrid works.
His themes include greek history, religious symbolism as well as universal harmony in poems such as the moonstruck, prologue to life, mother of god, and delphic utterance. Sikelianos has been the happy recipient of various awards for her poetry, nonfiction, and translations, including an nea, a nyfa, and the national poetry series. Eleni sikelianos is the author of, most recently, the california poem coffee house press and the book of jon nonfiction memoir, city lights. She is the author of eight poetry collections, including make yourself happy 2017, the loving detail of. Where the book could have been dry, his research and writing brings the characters alive and while you know elenis fate early on, you could not help but continue to read the book and admire her resolve and dedication in saving her family. Eleni sikelianoss you animal machine the golden creek.
Reviewsinterviews editor ann beman interviews eleni sikelianos about you animal machine the golden greek, which conjures in booklength essay the hardedged life of her burlesquedancing maternal grandmother you come from a line of poets on your fathers side, yes. Eleni sikelianos eleni sikelianos is the winner of the 2002 national poetry series, a recipient of an nea fellowship, two gertrude stein awards, and the james d. Farnoux editors bsa modern greek and byzantine studies, 2018. Eleni sikelianoss most recent book of poems is earliest worlds coffee house, 2001. Interview with eleni sikelianos the nervous breakdown. The book of jon ends with book of the dead, wherein sikelianos records her familys dreams about jon after his death in 2001 and reflects on her grief as well as his multifaceted being. Eleni sikelianos, a native of california, is the author of a hybrid memoir, a long ecopoem, and other books of poetry, the most recent being body clock. Reviewed by brad flis i see the lines of our ancestors laid out in filaments looping here and there, bifurcating, disappearing. Even eleni sikelianos cant stop reading elena ferrante. Although those formal studies were abandoned, the language of wild oceanaria and cellular activity continues to inform her writing. In this magical olio of scraps, myth, dreams, and narrative, sikelianos traces the life of her exotic dancer grandmother, and inevitably. In 1948, as civil war ravaged greece, children were abducted and sent to com. Charlene, from you animal machine, monthly listeners.
Turning now to a shard from it the minibook loving detail after reading its lone poem, you might close the book and this is the back cover image it presents a photograph by etiennejules marey whose mystery, and detail, i find so aptly evocative. This touching memoir of her late father, jon sikelianos, by poet and eldest child eleni sikelianos, is revelatory both a pursuit of him as father and an uncovering of herself as daughter. Eleni sikelianos is the author of six books of poetry, most recently the loving detail of the living and the dead, as well as a hybrid memoir, the book o. Buy body clock by eleni sikelianos online at alibris. We and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. She is the author of eight poetry collections, including make yourself happy 2017, the loving detail of the. Sikelianos has been the happy recipient of various awards for her poetry, nonfiction, and translations, including an nea, a nyfa, and the.
That was one of the questions posed to the famed poet eleni sikelianos, a thirdgeneration greekamerican writer whose ancestry includes nobelnominated greek poet angelos sikelianos on her fathers side and burlesque dancer and rembekiko player on her mothers side. Her most recent book is body clock coffee house press, 2008. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. This fall eleni sikelianos has come out with two new books, the california poem coffee house press and the book of jon city lights. Most recent titles are the california poem coffee house press and the book of jon nonfictionhybrid, city lights. Have a drink in the ancient roman light that flares.
Eleni sikelianos was born and raised in california and earned her mfa from the naropa institute. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. She has collaborated widely with other artists, including composer philip glass. Eleni sikelianos is featured in tarpaulin sky v4n2. Interview with eleni sikelianos the museum of americana. Mar 06, 2017 the title of eleni sikelianoss latest collection of poetry, make yourself happy, is a timely imperative for the new dark ages in which we find ourselves. Among the awards she has received for her poetry, nonfiction. Join facebook to connect with eleni sikelianos and others you may know. In 1948, when he was nine, nicholas gages mother eleni gatzoyiannis was executed by greek communist guerrillas, the book is presented, stagily, as the outcome of his search for her killers. She is the author of several books and chapbooks, including the monster lives of boys and girls green integer 2003, earliest worlds coffee house 2001, the book of tendons postapollo press 1997, and to speak while dreaming selva editions 1993.
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