Words for Elephant Man
Author | : Kenneth Sherman |
Publisher | : The Porcupine's Quill |
Total Pages | : 92 |
Release | : 2012 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780889843509 |
ISBN-13 | : 0889843503 |
Rating | : 4/5 (09 Downloads) |
Download or read book Words for Elephant Man written by Kenneth Sherman and published by The Porcupine's Quill. This book was released on 2012 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kenneth Sherman's collection Words for Elephant Man delves into the fascinating life of Joseph Merrick, the titular `Elephant Man' who came to prominence as a sideshow curiosity in England in the late nineteenth century. Sherman's spare, captivating verse gives a voice to Merrick's fraught and complex existence, and couples it with a genuine compassion quite distant from the chill of a gawking public.