Soulmate in a Kayak — Elizabeth Bishop

A book containing four vignettes: Vignette 1: Soulmate in a Kayak This section depicts a surreal treatment of a fictitious want ad and the fallout thereof. Vignette 2: Derwish in a Kiosk The poems deconstruct the want ad. Vignette 3: Reinventing Atlantis Ishti poses questions for those living in so-called civilized society: how can we honor what we don't know we have lost? Vignette 4: The Green Knight A pseudo medieval melodrama involving a lovelorn swain who suffers and endures the worst case scenario in a love tryst gone wrong.