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Can I read The Myth of Water : Poems from the Life of Helen Keller on EtoBox?
The Myth of Water : Poems from the Life of Helen Keller by Jeanie Thompson is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is The Myth of Water : Poems from the Life of Helen Keller about?
The Myth Of Water Is A Cycle Of Thirty-four Poems By Award-winning Alabama Poet And Writer Jeanie Thompson In The Voice Of World-renowned Alabamian Helen Keller. In Their Sweep, The Poems Trace Keller's Metamorphosis From A Native Of A Bucolic Alabama Town To Her Emergence As A Beloved, International Figure Who Championed The Rights Of The Deaf-blind Worldwide. Thompson's Artfully Concatenated Vignettes Form A Mosaic That Maps The Insightful Mind Behind The Elegant And Enigmatic Persona Keller Projected. Thompson Takes Readers On The Journey Of Keller's Life, From Some Of The Thirty-seven Countries She Visited, Including The British Isles, Europe, And Japan To The Wellsprings Of Her Emotional Awakening And Insight. The Poems Are Paired With Fascinating Biographical Anecdotes From Keller's Life And Samplings From Her Writing, Which Infuse The Work With Richly-rewarding Biographical Detail. The Poems In The Myth Of Water Reveal The Discerning Subtlety, Resiliency, And Complexity Of The Person Thompson Perceives Helen Keller To Have Been. Through A Combination Of Natural Intuition, Manual Signs, Braille Alphabets, And Lip Reading, Keller Came To Grasp The Revolving Tapestry Of The Sea
Who reads The Myth of Water : Poems from the Life of Helen Keller?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Jeanie Thompson
- Publisher
- University of Alabama Press
- Published
- 2016
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780817358570
- Category
- nonfiction
- Subjects
- Poetry, Literary Fiction, Humanities