Masquerade is a jazz-inflected, lyric-narrative sequence of poems, a “memoir in poetry” set principally in pre-Katrina New Orleans and in Seattle, involving an interracial couple who are artists and writers. Moved by mutual fascination, shared ideals and aspirations, and the passion they discover in each other, the two are challenged to find a place together in the cultures of both races and families, amidst personal and political dislocations as well as questions of trust—all against the backdrop of America’s racism and painful social history.
Reviews
Stephanie Barbé Hammer, “Final Masquerade: Conversation with Carolyne Wright” (2/28/22)
Carolyne Wright: Three Poems, selected by Alexis Rhone Fancher, Poetry Editor (2/28/22)
Review of Masquerade by Stephanie Barbé Hammer (3/24/22)
Review by Lynn Levin of Masquerade in Vox Populi (3/16/22):
Review of Masquerade by Mary Ellen Talley in Compulsive Reader (posted 4/10/22):
Review of Masquerade by George Drew in Valparaiso Poetry Review, Volume XXIII, Number 2, Spring/Summer 2022 (5/18/22):