Cate Marvin
Author of Legitimate Dangers: American Poets of the New Century
About the Author
Cate Marvin's brilliant fourth poetry collection exists just outside calamity. Set between the violent realm of patriarchy and the bright otherworld of female agency and survival, these are poems of pointed humor and quick intellect, radical exposure and (re)vision. At Marvin's table, the knife of show more domesticity becomes a threat, sharpened and shined. Misogyny pulls the sheets from the bed; motherhood wails from the backseat of the car; our hero is ghosted (abandoned, haunted) by past friends and beloveds. Event Horizon asks, at what point do we disappear into our experiences? How do we come out on the other side? show less
Works by Cate Marvin
Associated Works
The Best American Poetry 2014 (The Best American Poetry series) (2014) — Contributor — 89 copies, 1 review
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Common Knowledge
- Canonical name
- Marvin, Cate
- Birthdate
- 1969
- Gender
- female
- Occupations
- dichter
- Awards and honors
- Whiting Writers' Award (2007)
Guggenheim Fellowship (2015)
Kate Tufts Discovery Award (2002) - Short biography
- She teaches poetry writing in the Stonecoast MFA Program at the University of Southern Maine, and is a professor in creative writing at the College of Staten Island, City University of New York. She is co-founder with the poet Erin Belieu of the non-profit VIDA: Women in Literary Arts.
- Nationality
- USA
- Birthplace
- Washington, D.C., USA
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Reviews
While this collection as a whole may not be so memorable as others, the language here original and entertaining, and the poems are relaxed. Whether focused on the individual's relation to the self or to others, the collection is often conversational and grounded in a hope for understanding. And, some of the poems here are worth coming back to again and again for the tight and measured language if for nothing else. I'd recommend this to lovers of poetry, and to beginning writers--Marvin is show more smart in her execution, and while I don't always find here the passion that I want from a collection of poetry, I do find the rhythms and language that make it a worthwhile and enjoyable read. show less
This is a great book. Sexy and deep and shimmering with anger and energy and eros and word play and wit.
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Statistics
- Works
- 9
- Also by
- 4
- Members
- 244
- Popularity
- #93,238
- Rating
- 3.9
- Reviews
- 2
- ISBNs
- 11