Immortal Medusa
Immortal Medusa by Barbara Ungar, published by Word Works in 2015, is a poetry collection that spans 97 pages. This edition presents a blend of themes including science, family, history, pop culture, philosophy, and art, inviting readers to explore the complexities of the human experience through Ungar’s original and intelligent voice.
Readers will find a rich tapestry of imagery and thought-provoking reflections in this collection. The poems delve into various aspects of life, revealing both familiar and surprising landmarks along the way. With connections to women’s studies and Jewish studies, Ungar’s work encourages a deeper engagement with the world, making it a significant addition to contemporary American poetry.
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Poetry. Women’s Studies. Jewish Studies. Always original, intelligent, hilarious, Ungar serves us another chapter in the on- going saga of life-on- Earth. Her deft and inventive mixtures of science, family, history, pop-culture, philosophy, and art keep the reader swimming deeper and deeper into the human experience, amazed at the landmarks both familiar and surprising.
“This poetry collection is like a bowl of fruit and cream: it’s so delicious, and it all goes down so easily, that you forget how much nutrition is there.”—Kirkus, starred review
“A very elegiac mood courses through these lines, enlivening them with wisdom. Like any great seeker, Ungar pursues the truth beneath surfaces available to the naked eye. Reading these poems, we are seized by the worlds she reveals. It is the feeling we call ravishment.”—Greg Pardlo
“Ungar paints unforgettable images—water-spider shoes, sepia knickers and a shining white shirt, the near-endangered Waccamaw fatmucket and Ozark hellbender—that leave us ‘chanting to the sky’ then diving to see what we ‘can retrieve / from the deep floor where / pearls are formed in secret.’”—Meg Kearney
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