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Helen of Troy, 1993 : poems / Maria Zoccola.

Summary:

Part myth retelling, part character study, this debut poetry collection reimagines the mythic beauty from Homer's "Iliad" as a disgruntled housewife in 1990s Tennessee. Zoccola explores Helen's isolation and rebellion as her expansive personality clashes with the social rigidity of a small town: she marries the wrong man, gives birth to a child she is not ready to parent, and begins an affair that throws her life into chaos, but she never surrenders ownership of her story or her choices.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781668046333
  • ISBN: 1668046334
  • Physical Description: ix, 78 pages : genealogical tables ; 23 cm
  • Edition: First Scribner trade paperback edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Scribner, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, LLC, 2025.

Content descriptions

General Note:
"Scribner Poetry"
Formatted Contents Note:
helen of troy feuds with the neighborhood -- helen of troy makes an entrance -- helen of troy calls her sister -- helen of troy in february -- the spartan women discuss the local waterfowl -- helen of troy's new whirlpool washing machine -- about the affair -- helen of troy is asked to the spring formal -- (interlude: the swan describes the next hour) -- helen of troy tells her mother it's a graduation girls' trip and drives alone to the clinic in nashville -- the spartan women discuss the big cheese -- helen of troy meets the big cheese -- helen of troy catalogues her pregnancy cravings -- helen of troy in the delivery ward -- helen of troy avoids her school reunion -- helen of troy cranks the volume on "like a prayer" in the ballet studio parking lot -- helen of troy watches jurassic park in theaters -- the spartan women discuss the family -- helen of troy gets the news from her sister -- (interlude: the swan describes the harvest) -- helen of troy surfs the net -- another thing about the affair -- helen of troy folds laundry in a dim room -- helen of troy runs the station wagon into a ditch -- helen of troy recovers at st. francis -- helen of troy cleans up after the barbecue -- and another thing about the affair -- the spartan women discuss tennessee -- (interlude: the swan describes an invasive species) -- helen of troy goes parking with the defensive tackle -- helen of troy runs to piggly wiggly -- about the affair again -- (interlude: the swan describes the war) -- one more thing about the affair -- the spartan women discuss the stranger -- helen of troy returns to sparta -- helen of troy joins the ice fishing trip -- one last thought on the affair -- helen of troy's turn to judge -- (interlude: the swan describes the ouroboros) -- helen of troy catches reruns -- helen of troy recalls the tenth date -- helen of troy honeymoons on st. john -- the spartan women discuss the kid -- helen of troy reigns over chuck e. cheese -- helen of troy makes peace with the kudzu -- the end of the affair -- helen of troy explains to the gods -- the spartan women discuss helen of troy -- helen of troy plants near the mailbox.
Subject: Helen, of Troy, Queen of Sparta.
Genre: Historical poetry.
Poetry.

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Moore County Library 811 ZOC (Text) 48198030051854 Adult Nonfiction Checked out 08/22/2025