Double Persephone

Double Persephone is a self-published poetry collection written by Canadian author Margaret Atwood in 1961.[1] Atwood handset the book herself with a flat bed press, designed the cover with linoblocks, and only made 220 copies.[2] It was the first publication released by Atwood, and comprises seven poems: "Formal Garden", "Pastoral", "Iconic Landscape", "Persephone Departing", "Chthonic Love", "Her Song", "and "Double Persephone".[3]

Double Persephone
Cover of a copy of Double Persephone
AuthorMargaret Atwood
Cover artistMargaret Atwood
CountryCanadian
LanguageEnglish
GenrePoetry
Publication date
1961

Atwood followed up the collection with another book of poetry released in 1964, The Circle Game.[2]

The collection won the EJ Pratt medal.[4]

References
  1. Atwood, Margaret (20 February 2011). "Tools of Change: The Publishing Pie, February 15, 2011". Wordpress. Retrieved October 8, 2011.
  2. Atwood, Margaret (February 2011). The Publishing Pie: An Author's View. Tools of Change for Publishing Conference. New York: O'Reilly Media. Archived from the original on 2021-12-19. Retrieved October 8, 2011.
  3. Davey, Frank (1997). "Atwood's Gorgon Touch". Studies in Canadian Literature. 2 (2).
  4. "Margaret Atwood". 21 December 2021.


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