Einige Gedichte von Catherynne M. Valente, wie z.B:
Past the Rivers
Erscheinen in Goblin Fruits
Hier taucht die Dichterin tief ab in die Unterwelt der griechischen Mythologie, aber mit deutlich modernem Gewand.
In der Hauptperson vermute ich Persephone, die von Hades entführt wurde. Demeter ist ihre Mutter.
The Immigrant
Erschienen bei Farrago´s Wainscot
Über die Autorin:
Born in the Pacific Northwest in 1979, Catherynne M. Valente is the author of the Orphan's Tales series, as well as The Labyrinth, Yume no Hon: The Book of Dreams, The Grass-Cutting Sword, and four books of poetry, Music of a Proto-Suicide, Apocrypha, The Descent of Inanna, and Oracles. She is the winner of the Tiptree Award and the Million Writers Award and has been nominated for the Pushcart Prize and the World Fantasy Award, the Rhysling Award, and shortlisted for the Spectrum Award. She currently lives in Northeastern Ohio with her partner, two dogs, and two cats. Her sixth novel, Palimpsest, will be released by Bantam Spectra in February of 2009.