Kate McLoughlin Libri

Exploring the interplay between poetry and visual art, this collection features 58 variations inspired by William Carlos Williams' poem and Picasso's adaptations of Velázquez's Las Meninas. McLoughlin skillfully blends Williams' sharp wit with the enigmatic qualities of Picasso's work, creating short poems that reflect a vibrant transformation. Each piece captures the essence of both artists, demonstrating how absurdity can lead to profound artistic expression, as seen in the poignant reflection on loss and ownership in the context of Williams' famous plums.

St. Louis-born Martha Gellhorn (1908-98) was the doyenne of twentieth century war correspondence. In this first critical study of her Second World War fiction and journalism, Kate McLoughlin makes the connection between Gellhorn's intrepid progress through the war zone and her textual construction of the woman war reporter. -- .