Gilgamesh Retold by Jenny Lewis Becky Charriman the poems in Jane Commane’s

the poems in Jane Commane’s first book-length collection re-assemble the landscape

the outsiders

the symphony blends the machine’s body and the garden

This compelling collection of the best and most enjoyable poems from the era includes tightly argued lyrics

The reflection on historical time leads the poet to the reality of “the pain of the world

Gilgamesh Retold by Jenny Lewis Becky Charriman the poems in Jane Commane’sJenny Lewis relocates Gilgamesh to its earlier, oral roots in a Sumerian society where men and women were more equal, the reigning deity of Gilgameshs city, Uruk, was female (Inanna), only women were allowed to brew beer and keep taverns and women had their own language emesal. With this shift of emphasis, Lewis captures the powerful allure of the worlds oldest poem and gives it a fresh dynamic while creating a fastpaced narrative for a new generation