{"id":18189,"date":"2023-08-28T07:00:13","date_gmt":"2023-08-28T11:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/?p=18189"},"modified":"2023-08-22T22:25:33","modified_gmt":"2023-08-23T02:25:33","slug":"review-another-mythology","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/review-another-mythology\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: anOther Mythology by Maxwell I. Gold"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"18190\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/review-another-mythology\/another_mythology\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/another_mythology.jpg?fit=625%2C1000&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"625,1000\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"another_mythology\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/another_mythology.jpg?fit=625%2C1000&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-18190\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/another_mythology.jpg?resize=219%2C350&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"cover of anOther Mythology\" width=\"219\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/another_mythology.jpg?resize=219%2C350&amp;ssl=1 219w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/another_mythology.jpg?w=625&amp;ssl=1 625w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 219px) 85vw, 219px\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/anOther-Mythology-Poems-Maxwell-Gold\/dp\/1953736246\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=22884EPC5ZH14&amp;keywords=anOther+Mythology+by+Maxwell+I.+Gold&amp;qid=1690252189&amp;sprefix=another+mythology+by+maxwell+i.+gold%2Caps%2C582&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>anOther Mythology<\/em> by Maxwell I. Gold<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Interstellar Flights Press (September 4, 2023)<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>72 pages; $14.99 paperback; $9.99 e-book<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Reviewed by Joshua Gage<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Maxwell I. Gold, in his end author\u2019s note, argues that his purpose in writing this book was that \u201cit didn\u2019t matter how we as queer people were seen, but it mattered how we saw ourselves&#8230;\u201d and \u201cThese are myths that are meant for us.\u201d It is understood that the target audience for this book is specifically the queer community, written almost as a triumphant reclaiming of thousands of years of heteronormative patriarchy. This energy permeates the poetry in this collection, and anyone reading it will thoroughly enjoy it.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>One way Gold approaches this collection is to take a known myth and make one of the characters gay, thus subverting and reclaiming the narrative. For example, the original myth of Endymion and Selene tells the story of a man, either a shepherd or astronomer, so in love with the moon and she, in return, in love with him that she convinces Zeus to keep him eternally youthful and asleep so she could gaze upon him. In Gold\u2019s retelling, Endymion is a beautiful, lithe gay youth who has no interest in Selene at all and \u201crefused the advances of the terrible moon,\u201d who in return, bleeds \u201clight and lust from its rocky innards across the valleys, through the forests\u2026\u201d This is a dark retelling, but one that reclaims the myth by recasting the titular characters as a gay man.<\/p>\n<p>Elsewhere, Gold reinterprets the idea of himself and his queerness as their own myths, such as in \u201cThe Myth of the Flood,\u201d which begins \u201cSmothered by the wrath and ruin of my tears, the cities were eventually swallowed by the myth that was my body.\u201d This poem does not retell a myth, per se, but uses a mythic archetype as a vehicle in the metaphor of the speaker\u2019s grief over personal shames and torments. The grief and suffering itself becomes mythic in scope, allowing the reader to fully ache along with the speaker of the poem. These poems work seamlessly with the other mythic retelling because Gold\u2019s voice is consistent, which leads to a seamless collection.<\/p>\n<p>Overall, <em>anOther Mythology<\/em> is a really strong collection. It\u2019s a shorter collection, but it\u2019s tight and consistent. Furthermore, because of its mythic retelling and scope, this book is rich and worth rereading. Maxwell I. Gold has created a series of new myths specifically for the queer community, myths that are both dark and scary as well as fierce and triumphant, and any fans of speculative poetry, specifically mythic and cosmic, will want this book on their shelf immediately.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>anOther Mythology by Maxwell I. Gold Interstellar Flights Press (September 4, 2023) 72 pages; $14.99 paperback; $9.99 e-book Reviewed by Joshua Gage Maxwell I. 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