Helen of Troy, 1993: Poems

by Maria Zoccola

Part myth retelling, part character study, this sharp, visceral debut poetry collection reimagines Helen of Troy from Homer's Iliad as a disgruntled housewife in 1990s Tennessee.

In the hills of Sparta, Tennessee, during the early nineties, Helen decides to break free from the life that stifles her: marriage, motherhood, the monotonous duties of a Southern housewife. But leaving isn't the same thing as staying gone...

Rooted...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1668046334
• ISBN13: 9781668046333
• Release Date: January 2025
• Publisher: Scribner Book Company
• Length: 96 Pages