The Governor of Desire - 9780807118122

The Governor of DesirePoems\nAuthor(s): Elizabeth Seydel Morgan\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Louisiana State University Press, United States\nImprint: Louisiana State University Press\nISBN-13: 9780807118122, 978-0807118122\nSynopsis\nIn her second collection of verse Elizabeth Seydel Morgan establishes herself as a poet of fierce honesty and originality. The Governor of Desire examines the world through the lens of our emotions, a perspective from which we see how everything connects, nature, politics, passion, terror, anger, grief.\n\nMorgan's poems are miracles of perception and grace. They shine with the sort of luster that comes only with unrelenting rigor and flawless craftsmanship. Tough yet tender, haunting yet lyrical, they are remarkable fusions, like governed desire, of form and content. The lean, sure syncopation, for instance, of \""\""Do You Remember Where You Were?\""\"" deftly juggles recollections of the Beatles' first hit recording and reflections on the raw violence .