Mama Dada (Paperback)

Jan Horner

ISBN 10: 0888013426 / ISBN 13: 9780888013422

Published by Turnstone Press, 2009

Paperback. Baroness Else von Freytag Loringhoven was called the "first American Dada" and her full embrace of the radical underbelly of society makes many consider a "proto-punk" or an early performance artist.Jan Horner's sharp and elegant poems reveal Else's character and her rough and extravagant life. She peels back the divided nature of Else's personality revealing how she chased love, and scorned it, with the same kind of determination she chased art and imagination.The poems are sardonic yet lyrical, broken yet fearless, twisted yet sublime. The voices of Else and her friends and suitors are heard -- from her husband Fredrick Phillip Grove to her dog, Pinky. Mama Dada: Songs of the Baroness's Dog is a burlesque, an art-house of poems and secrets. Jan Horners poetry has always focused on extraordinary women and Mama Dada is no exception. Baroness Else von Freytag-Loringhoven was called the first American Dada and could be considered a proto-punk or an early performance artist. Horners sharp and elegant poems reveal Elses character and her rough and extravagant life through her eyes and the eyes of her suitors. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9780888013422

Synopsis:

Baroness Else von Freytag Loringhoven was called the "first American Dada" and her full embrace of the radical underbelly of society makes many consider a "proto-punk" or an early performance artist.

Jan Horner's sharp and elegant poems reveal Else's character and her rough and extravagant life. She peels back the divided nature of Else's personality revealing how she chased love, and scorned it, with the same kind of determination she chased art and imagination.

The poems are sardonic yet lyrical, broken yet fearless, twisted yet sublime. The voices of Else and her friends and suitors are heard -- from her husband Fredrick Phillip Grove to her dog, Pinky. Mama Dada: Songs of the Baroness's Dog is a burlesque, an art-house of poems and secrets.

About the Author:

Jan Horner's first collection of poetry, Recent Mistakes (Turnstone Press), won the McNally Robinson Book of the Year Award. Her second collection, Elizabeth Went West (Turnstone Press), was a finalist for the same prize. Jan was also a finalist for the John Hirsch Award. She was a member of the editorial collective of Contemporary Verse 2 and has served on the boards of the Manitoba Writers' Guild and the League of Canadian Poets and as a juror for many literary awards. She has a B.A. and M.A. in English from the University of Manitoba and her Masters of Library Science from the University of Toronto. Jan lives in Winnipeg and is a reference librarian at the University of Manitoba.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Mama Dada (Paperback)
Publisher: Turnstone Press
Publication Date: 2009
Binding: Paperback
Condition: new