Fugitive Red

by Karen Donovan

A collection of poems which seek to blend observation and memory in surprising ways. The unifying theme is the colour red. Karen Donovan's quest takes her from an Amtrak bar car to a post office in Tuscaloosa, and her travelling companions include a bee, stray dogs and a drunk.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1558491996
• ISBN13: 9781558491991
• Release Date: June 1999
• Publisher: University of Massachusetts Press
• Length: 80 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 8.9"

Customer Reviews

Of Blood and Science

I pulled this book at random from the library recently and have been quite impressed. Donovan throws everything into the mix of her poems, reminding me of Goldbarth in a way. The collection begins with a quote from Stephen Hawking which seem appropriate since it delves into biology and astronomy. But Donovan keeps the theoretics clear and grounded so that we can follow the metaphor all the way through. Good stuff.