''Double Persephone'' is a self-published
poetry
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collection written by Canadian
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Margaret Atwood
Margaret Eleanor Atwood (born November 18, 1939) is a Canadian poet, novelist, literary critic, essayist, teacher, environmental activist, and inventor. Since 1961, she has published 18 books of poetry, 18 novels, 11 books of non-fiction, ...
in 1961.
Atwood handset the book herself with a
flat bed press
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, designed the cover with
linoblocks, and only made 220 copies.
It was the first publication released by Atwood, and comprises seven poems: "Formal Garden", "Pastoral", "Iconic Landscape", "Persephone Departing", "Chthonic Love", "Her Song", "and "Double Persephone".
Atwood followed up the collection with another book of poetry released in 1964, ''
The Circle Game''.
The collection won the
EJ Pratt medal.
References
1961 poetry books
Poetry by Margaret Atwood
Canadian poetry collections
Persephone
Self-published books
1961 debut works
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