Watch Joanne Leva Read for Philly Loves Poetry
June 6, 2023
June 6, 2023
“At first blush, Joanne Leva’s Eve Heads Back seems deceptively simple. I mean what is simpler (or more humorous) than God walking into a bar? The quandary is that God might have said, “Let there be light,” but it is Eve’s Zippo that “pierces the darkness.” Eve’s one action is both a “tribute” and an act […]
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"God Walks into a Bar" – Joanne Leva from Bare Bones Filmmakers on Vimeo.
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Over the course of history, the original Eve has seen many incarnations, popular revivals and much folklore and myth owe more than a nod to her influence, but none as inventive and contemporary as what poet Joanne Leva achieves in her full-length collection, Eve Would Know (Kelsay Books, 2017). Leva pulls no punches with her […]