{"product_id":"helen-of-troy-1993-poems","title":"Helen of Troy, 1993 : Poems","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart myth retelling, part character study, this sharp, visceral debut poetry collection reimagines Helen of Troy from Homer's \u003ci\u003eIliad\u003c\/i\u003e as a disgruntled housewife in 1990s Tennessee.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn the hills of Sparta, Tennessee, during the early nineties, Helen decides to break free from the life that stifles her: marriage, motherhood, the monotonous duties of a Southern housewife. But leaving isn't the same thing as staying gone\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRooted in a lush natural landscape, this stunning poetry collection explores Helen's isolation and rebellion as her expansive personality clashes with the social rigidity of her small town. In richly layered poems with settings that range from football games to Chuck E.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCheese to the bathroom of a Motel 6, Helen enters adulthood as a disaffected homemaker grasping for agency. She marries the wrong man, gives birth to a child she is not ready to parent, and embarks on an affair that throws her life into chaos. But she never surrenders ownership of her story or her choices, insisting to the reader: ';\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eif you never owned a bone-sharp biography \/ i don't want to hear it.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ei want you silent. \/ i want you listening to me.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e'\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBlurring the line between mythology and modernity, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eHelen of Troy, 1993\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003eis an unforgettable collection that shows the Homeric Helen like she's never been seen before.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eFormat: Paperback \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003ePublished:  USA, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003ePublisher: Scribner\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003ePages: \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eLanguage: English  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eISBN: 9781668046333\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Maria Zoccola","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57284455399755,"sku":null,"price":19.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0978\/8755\/1819\/files\/9781668046333.jpg?v=1778605731","url":"https:\/\/desirelinesbookstore.com\/products\/helen-of-troy-1993-poems","provider":"desirelines books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}