Today we celebrate Elisabeth Horan’s poetry book Self-Portrait, published by Cephalopress on September 30, 2019. We’ve had the opportunity to feature a few of the poems from this book, and we cannot recommend it enough!
About the book: This book of poetry explores the life and work of Frida Kahlo, suffusing the intensity of her life into a dual-language collection. In her love of language and Frida, emerging poet Elisabeth Horan offers a beautiful meditation on art and that which inspires it. Her connection to Frida is drawn out through the vivid poems and imagery, embedding the personal into a life-story that has become well-known. Horan’s collection illuminates a new approach to Kahlo’s life in its emphasis on shared experience and poetic tribute.
About the Author: Elisabeth Horan is an imperfect creature from Vermont advocating for animals, children and those suffering alone and in pain – especially those ostracized by disability and mental illness.
She is Editor in Chief at Animal Heart Press, and Co-Editor at Ice Floe Press. Elisabeth has several chaps and collections coming out this year including Bad Mommy / Stay Mommy at Fly on the Wall Press, Odd list Odd house Odd me at Twist It Press, Was It R*pe, from Rhythm and Bones Press, and Just to the Right of the Stove, with Hedgehog Poetry Press. She is a poetry mentor and proud momma to Peter and Thomas. She recently earned her MFA from Lindenwood University and received a 2018 Best of the Net Nomination from Midnight Lane Boutique and a 2018 Pushcart Nomination from Cease Cows. Follow her @ehoranpoet & ehoranpoet.com. Her other books are available to buy from: https://www.ehoranpoet.com/my-bookstore.html
Where to buy the book:
From Publisher: https://www.cephalopress.com/books/
From Amazon (ebook): https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07XZFJ3CT
Poems from Self-Portrait on Elephants Never
For a preview of Self-Portrait, please enjoy the poems below, which appeared in our September 23, 2019 Weekly edition. Click on the pictures for the full poems. Many thanks to the Cephalopress team for allowing us to showcase them here.
