The Antigone Poems

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Altaire Productions and Publications, 2014 - Art - 92 pages
'A beautifully bound, impressive collection with language as evocative as its illustrations.' Kirkus Reviews

The Antigone Poems, featuring poetry by Marie Slaight and drawings by Terrence Tasker, was created in the 1970's, while the artists were living between Montreal and Toronto.

A powerful retelling of the ancient Greek tale of defiance and justice, the book is starkly illustrated, and its poetry captures the anguish and despair of the original tale in an unembellished modernized rendition.

The Antigone Poems will be a print-only book, with a specialty paper (Spicer's Swiss White from the Australian-made Stevens Collection), Section-sewn binding, and jacket flaps.

About the author (2014)

MARIE SLAIGHT is the founder of Altaire Productions, a Sydney-based arts production company with roots in Montreal and New Orleans. She was co-founder of Montreal's Studio Altaire, a gallery and theatre, which produced exhibits, performances, poetry readings and an after-hours jazz series. Her play, Random Shots, was produced at the Theatre Centre in Toronto. She co-wrote, acted in and co-edited a series of short films with Terrance Tasker: Steps, The Abortion, and Echo; and was an actor and creative consultant for National Film Board of Canada co-productions. Her poetry has appeared in American Writing, Pittsburgh Quarterly, Poetry Salzburg, New Orleans Review, among others.

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