Erica Jong’s website [https://www.ericajong.com] is a cornucopia of captivating things. There is a Zen-like list of 20 rules for writers, ending with the enigmatic: “There are no rules.” There is an interview about her love affair with Italian culture, a video of a Playboy interview (with Jong and her daughter), and another video of an interview on International Women’s day.
Front and center on the site is a link to a news release about Jong’s latest (2019) book of poems, “The World Began With Yes”. And since we are now in the middle of National Poetry Month, I wanted to read and reflect on this book by an author who previously I had known only for her groundbreaking novels, especially the truly wonderful “Sappho’s Leap”, about the loves and conflicts of antiquity’s most celebrated female poet.
Category: Poetry |
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World Poetry (anthology)
