Introduction

 
Infused with a brutal passion, The Antigone Poems is a stark and powerful collection of poems and charcoal drawings. An intensely personal invocation of the ancient Greek tragedy, the work was created in the 1970s while writer Marie Slaight and artist Terrence Tasker were living in Montreal and Toronto. A bold retelling of the ancient tale of defiance and justice, its poetry and images capture the anguish and despair of the original tale in an unembellished modernized rendition.
 
The Antigone Poems provides a special expedition into the depths of the ancient Sophocles tragedy.

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1- To what extent do you think that Antigone's spirit is present in the 21st century women?

2- Assuming that Antigone represents one speaking out for her beliefs, what forces (as in genetics, education, personal experience…) do you feel like contributes most in positioning a person on the axis of compromise-staying true to oneself?

3- The charcoal drawings add to the uniqueness of this volume. What do you think they bring to the work and in what way do you think they symbolise the Antigone myth?

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