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Main : poetry, Women 
ISBN: 9781925581430 82 pp
Dark Matter: New Poems
Robin Morgan Instant Download I‘ve had me up my sleeve
I‘ve pulled me from my hat I’ve planted myself in the audience as the patsy I dare to decipher my tricks— safe I can never see through me. The Magician and The Magician's Assistant-- I‘ve been both for so long . . . from here on in, all that’s left is the magic. In this major new book of poems, her seventh, Robin Morgan rewards us with the award-winning mastery we've come to expect from her poetry. Her gaze is unflinching, her craft sharp, her mature voice rich with wry wit, survived pain, and her signature chord: an indomitable celebration of life. This powerful collection contains the now-famous poems Morgan reads in her TED Talk--viewed online more than a million times and translated into 24 languages. Dark Matter is an unforgettable book.
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Write a review. Five star review. Sara McGuiness, Amazon.com
Robin Morgan's "magnum opus." Truly her finest work to date––and that's saying something. The poem "This Dark Hour" in Dark Matter is worth the price of this book on its own. Her TED lecture where she read four of these poems was powerful to say the least, but reading them oneself brings the power of these poems home. Can't recommend this enough. Five star review. Isel Rivero, Amazon.com
This is one of Morgan’s most reflective poetry. Even if the underpinning subject is “dark” there are luminous shadows amidst the texts. It is a frankly wise and short discourse on the end of matter, pain and joy of living. And yes, political as well in its deepest sense. I frankly recommend its reading and sharing. In her new collection, Dark Matter, Robin Morgan explores themes that have been prevalent throughout her life as she details her experiences in ageing and her diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease. The collection starts with her beautiful poem, The Magician and The Magician’s Assistant where she invites the reader into her thoughts and her sense of self. Much of the collection invites the reader to look at their perceptions of ageing and death and focuses on her love of poetry and words. Nik Shone, Other Terrain
..Robin hones her craft through these pages and has said herself that she thinks this is her best published poetry collection to date. She chooses her words with careful thought and explores her ideas passionately. Her love for poetry inspires a beautiful sense of wonder and awe in this poet and ignites a fire in the feminist in us all. ..Dark Matter by Robin Morgan is an absolute masterpiece and should be shared with everyone willing to listen.
Table of Contents
I. Doing the Blood Work The Magician and the Magician’s Assistant Barbarina’s Cavatina Doing the Blood Work 1. The Inheritance 2. Not by Halves The Fossil of A Young Woman Ice Dancing The Contortionists Kigali, 1994 Compass II. The New Old Woman The New Old Woman Hunger Bioluminescence Transmitting Gravity Giants at the Corner Table Needlework Meteor Shower Final Proof III. Grey Matter No Signs of Struggle Grey Matter 1. Movement Disorder 2. On Donating My Brain to Science 3. Images Uniquely Human Looking on the Bright Side At the Edge of a Wheatfield The Ghost Light Bodily Know IV. Dark Matter A Worm of Robins The Young Artists at Rockwood Music Hall Trying to Write a Poem at the Very Last Minute The Excavation Disclosure Reading the Bones This Dark Hour Disappear |
 Aesop the FoxSuniti NamjoshiAesop’s fables are brought to life by the timely intervention of Sprite from the future, who prods Aesop into debate...  Dark MatterRobin MorganI‘ve had me up my sleeve I‘ve pulled me from my hat I’ve planted myself in the audience as the patsy I dare to decipher...  SurrogacyRenate KleinPared down to cold hard facts, surrogacy is the commissioning/buying/ renting of a woman into whose womb an embryo is...  The Pimping of ProstitutionJulie BindelThis book examines one of the most contested issues facing feminists, human rights activists and governments around the... | ||||||
Listen to Robin Morgan on Radio National's Drawing Room Program
Listen to Robin Morgan read 4 powerful poems about Parkinson's and growing older