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    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
    612-822-4611

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Madame Sosostris Explains (a poetry patchwork)

Madame Sosostris Explains (a poetry patchwork)

Simmens, Clarissa

Paperback

General Poetry

ISBN10: 1495355713
ISBN13: 9781495355714
Publisher: Createspace
Published: Jan 28 2014
Pages: 56
Weight: 0.19
Height: 0.12 Width: 5.98 Depth: 9.02
Language: English
THE TITLE: At the age of seventeen I discovered T.S. Eliot's poem The Wasteland. The only part of the poem I could relate to was about Madame Sosostris, famous clairvoyante. Four of the tarot cards are invented by Eliot (Drowned Phoenician Sailor, Belladonna, the Lady of the Rocks and the Lady of Situations). Having invented my own Drom Ek Romani cards as part of my heritage, I could appreciate his imaginary cards with their mystical names. My first poem explains each tarot card and the second one details the Drom Romani although I make no claim to be a famous clairvoyante. The other poems are a patchwork of subjects including tributes to Mick Jagger, Bob Dylan, and other writers of music and poetry. THE POEMS: With the exception of several free verse poems, the others are a mixture of Shakespearean Sonnets, Terza Rima, Rima Royale, and, well, more sonnets. The poetry forms are very confining yet I attempted to make them all-encompassing in their little world. When writing the 22 sonnets for the Drom Romani I began speaking in rhyming iambic pentameter in my dreams. Does that make me a poet? I hope so. Failing that, a sonnet a day keeps senility away. I am hoping that whatever your age, you find enjoyment in my poetry.

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