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CSU Poetry Center Prize Winner, 1996. Marilyn Krysl hasfound balance in places shaken by deprivation and injury. Thisis a beautiful book of poetry, not because it is lyrical (thoughit is), but because it treats suffering with love. It embraceswhat devours us. (Marvin Bell) ... Read more

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Beautiful, searing poems
WARSCAPE WITH LOVERS is one of my favorite books of poetry. Each poem is a gem--reflecting the author's deep empathy for humanity while revealing sometimes shocking and horrifying crimes against civilians and families in wartorn nations. Marilyn Krysl, in addition to her writing, is a peace activist, and her desire to show the senselessness of war is apparent in each poem. Beyond the political, her works are also incredibly beautiful--sensual, lyrical, at times humorous, always unforgettable. Some of my favorite poems were written about Krysl's work with Mother Teresa's Calcutta clinic for the dying. They are breathtaking works of art as Krysl gives dignity to even the poorest of the poor, and makes vivid the nuns whose work inspires her. This is not a religious book, but it does transcend the normal boundariesbetween the physical and spiritual world. For creative writers, I especially recommend this book, as its crystalline lyricism and precise imagery is indeed inspirational and something we all can aspire to. ... Read more

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Begins a series that will sample the whole range of feminist issues, biographies, activities, organizations and theories in the US. The first offering explores the highly supportive role of nursing associations in the suffrage movement from the opening of the first Nightingale-influenced nursing sc ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from Children's Playmate, published by Benjamin Franklin Literary & Medical Society, Inc. on July 1, 2004. The length of the article is 804 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Trees are we.(children's story)
Author: Marilyn Krysl
Publication: Children's Playmate (Magazine/Journal)
Date: July 1, 2004
Publisher: Benjamin Franklin Literary & Medical Society, Inc.
Volume: 76Issue: 4Page: 8(5)

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Short Fiction.Marilyn Krysl has published seven booksof poetry and worked with Mother Teresa's Sister's of Charity inCalcutta. She is director of the Creative Writing Program at Boulder. ... Read more

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Emotion before craft
Another tome from someone who's paycheck comes from a University rather than readers.And she teaches the same.These type of writers should get out of their ivory towers and into the trenches and learn their craft,especially before they set out to teach others.This book was strong onemotion, but weak on craft.

an absolutely riveting collection!
i have always loved krysl's short stories -- and hope her other collections become available again -- but with this book, she's hit her stride. she tells it like it is...and in such beautiful language! let'shave MORE from this author, who outdoes most short-story writers publishingin the larger mainstream.

Unfortunate cover and title; finely crafted stories within.
This is one book that cannot be judged by its title and cover.These strongly focused and insightful stories are both penetrating and lyrical -- revealing emotional landscapes of men and women people dealing withimportant issues.Some stories reflect the disquiet of interpersonalrelationships; others deal with the harsh realities of lives interconnectedin a global context.I attended a reading where Ms. Krysl read one story,about a man coming to terms with his role in the social injustices of hisbusiness dealings in a third world country.The audience was stunned. Instead of a cover of hazy red and gray, with an atom bomb explosion at thetop and a reclining bikini-clad woman on the bottom, this book deserved atitle and cover representative of the fine quality of the stories withinit.This is a book to read, contemplate, and then re-read. ... Read more

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An Elegant Feast
The comical elegance of Marilyn Krysl's new book, featuring a spare but expensive table setting and a place card for its title guest, perfectly mirrors the elegant prose inside. Krysl serves up substantial portions of reality, made not just palatable, but savory by the humor and originality she mixes in. Her compassionate, idiosyncratic depictions of those who suffer famine and war teases each individual character out from the masses we too often imagine as an inhuman blur. She sears their suffering into our memory. But just as we don't think we can swallow another bite of such truth, she refreshes our palate with a zesty rendering of mother-daughter love, or a treatise on the beauty of belly fat, or the imperious, altruistic narrative voice of the Egyptian goddess Hathor and her pal Akka, the 12th Century Indian feminist. The two put George W. Bush and Osama Bin Laden in time out together and make them take deep breaths. If you like your truth buttered in wisdom, and, like me, need to laugh in order to stay sane, read Dinner with Osama.

Brilliant!
Marilyn Krysl is one of the most elegant writers around.This book deserves its Sullivan Award and should be on the front table in every bookstore.Her stories are edgy, ironic, fun to read and full of Krysl's magical gift of satire.This would be a great book for any group that is wanting to venture into something more experimental and political than usual, and you'll get even more than you bargained for, since Krsyl is a gifted poet as well, and her prose is full of her careful, cutting observation.Savor this book word by word!

Osama and Women's Tummys
Krysl's DINNER WITH OSAMA is a literally and literarily a serious romp.Each story tingles with laughter but behind that laughter is gravity whether it is of the world situation or women's images of themselves. They are exquisitely layered like the strata of phyllo dough with pain and delight.The exceptions are the two last and most harrowing stores in the book "Mitosis" and "Welcome to the Torture Center, Love."
The delicious craziness of the idea of an ordinary woman in Boulder, planning a menu and cooking for Osama is balanced by Osama coming back at her in the middle of the meal and asking in the very American language of Colorado, "Why aren't you sitting Georgie boy down and telling HIM to love the neighbors?" In "Belly" the narrator gives up her lover to her friend who needs him more.Despite the light touch these are not cotton candy fantasies. There is complete understanding that happiness or resolution, require serious work and sacrifice.
The third section of the book is located in the Sudan.Krysleis a world traveler, one who has dared to experience the Sudan beyond newspaper reports.In her last stories the lightness, the filminess of love is shredded by the horrors of incidental circumstance.She is flat out realistic about what happens, what we don't seem to be able to stop from happening.But love and peace, however torn and maimed, are still possibilities as real as the horrors and ours to chose.

Marilyn Krysl Fan
This very powerful and moving literary work, Dinner with Osama, is yet another mighty testament to Marilyn Krysl's masterful writing talent. The writing is so vivid and true that I felt as if I was physically present in each story. Marilyn's ingenious idea for the book's title work is bold and wonderful. This book is simply amazing and absolutely appropriate in light of current world affairs.

Beautiful Stories, Hard Lives
I loved Marilyn Krysl's latest collection of short stories, "Dinner with Osama." The stories are quite diverse and range in topic from satire about the current so-called War on Terror to a very moving depiction of the lives of Sudanese refugees, fleeing genocide. Krysl is always fair, and her satire takes aim not only at religious extremists and militarists but also naive would-be do-gooders, whose self-righteousness she shows can be as dangerous as others' ignorance. One of my favorite stories is called "Cherry Garcia, Pistachio Cream." I thought this might be a yuppie satire but in fact the story is about a mother and daughter, cherishing the good moments we have in our lives, and how fragile we all are. It is a story that celebrates our common humanity; and the writing is gorgeous. Her story "Mitosis," set in the Sudan, is one of the most beautiful love stories I've ever read. Krysl celebrates the human spirit in the face of great adversity. And her prose reads like poetry. She is an amazing writer!! I'm going to recommend this to my book club. I think there's a lot to like and a lot to talk about. ... Read more

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This digital document, covering the life and work of Marilyn Krysl, is an entry from Contemporary Authors, a reference volume published by Thomson Gale. The length of the entry is 601 words. The page length listed above is based on a typical 300-word page. Although the exact content of each entry from this volume can vary, typical entries include the following information:

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Marilyn Krysl's poetry is funny, funky, tragic, brave, lyrical, humane, political, and full of surprises. And she is still writing the liveliest sestinas in America. -Alicia Ostriker, author ofNo Heaven ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from The Review of Contemporary Fiction, published by Review of Contemporary Fiction on September 22, 1999. The length of the article is 313 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: How to Accommodate Men.(Review) (book review)
Author: Alan Tinkler
Publication: The Review of Contemporary Fiction (Refereed)
Date: September 22, 1999
Publisher: Review of Contemporary Fiction
Volume: 19Issue: 3Page: 164

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