Catherine Moore's latest chapbook is epistolary, using a series of letters to tell a love story. The epistolary novel as a genre became popular in the 18th century, but in 921b Elysian Fields Avenue (RETURN TO SENDER), the genre is fresh and reimagined. Through the use of personas, a battle between chastity (Daphne) and sexual desires (Apollo) is recreated in a modern context. After attending a lecture, the author was fascinated by Fernando Pessoa's...
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