Eros the Bittersweet 3 Summers A book that turns Blackness

A book that turns Blackness into a question of reading

and in her own country remains a touchstone for poets and readers looking for rawness of perception

What was originally a five line 5-7-5-7-7-syllable verse form Ishii writes in one line

With a profound alertness that is attuned to this world and open to some other

and aphorisms

Eros the Bittersweet 3 Summers A book that turns BlacknessAnne Carson Selected by the Modern Library as one of the 100 best nonfiction books of all time A book about romantic love, Eros the Bittersweet is Anne Carson's exploration of the concept of "eros" in both classical philosophy and literature. Beginning with, "It was Sappho who first called eros 'bittersweet.' No one who has been in love disputes her," Carson examines her subject from numerous points of view, creating a lyrical meditation in the