Wendy Mnookin

"Mnookin transforms Malory's MORTE D'ARTHUR into the frame of reference for her own interpretation of Guenever's mysterious life, enabling us to enter her private world."
--Purificacion Ribes

"In the best tradition of persona poetry, Mnookin revives the Arthurian legend, inventing a paean for our troubled times."
--Barbara Helfgott Hyett

"Guenever Commands Lancelot To Leave"

...to keep you as a dream
of touch, vague as lashes
on a cheek, blurred
as light through closed
eyes; not the searing
of your fingers on my
skin, invisible marks
burning long after
you leave