Double Persephone
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 Cover of a copy of Double Persephone | |
| Author | Margaret Atwood |
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| Cover artist | Margaret Atwood |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Poetry |
Publication date | 1961 |
| Publication place | Canadian |
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]
Atwood followed up the collection with another book of poetry released in 1964, The Circle Game.[2]
