The Palace Of Forty Pillars

The Palace Of Forty Pillars

Brilliant And Deft And Heartfelt.-Richie Hofmann Wry, Tender, And Formally Innovative, Armen DavoudianS Debut Poetry Collection, The Palace Of Forty Pillars, Tells The Story Of A Self Estranged From The World Around Him As A Gay Adolescent, An Armenian In Iran, And An Immigrant In America. It Is A Story Darkened By The Long Shadow Of Global Tragedies-The Armenian Genocide, War In The Middle East, The Specter Of Homophobia. With Masterful Attention To Rhyme And Meter, These Poems Also Carefully Witness The Most Intimate Encounters: The Awkward Distance Between Mother And Son Getting Ready In The Morning, The Delicate Balance Of Power Between Lovers, A Tense Exchange With The Morality Police In Iran.In Isfahan, Iran, The Eponymous Palace Has Only Twenty Pillars-But, Reflected In Its Courtyard Pool, They Become Forty. This Is The Gamble Of DavoudianS Magical, Ruminative Poems: To Recreate, In ArtS Reflection, A Home For The Speaker, Who Is Unable To Return To It In Life.