Eros & Equus: A Passion for the Horse
Laura Chester has been writing, editing, and publishing poetry, fiction, and non-fiction since the early seventies.Editor of the first 20th Century American Women Poets anthology, Rising Tides, she went on to edit several important collections, includingDeep Down(Faber & Faber), andThe Unmade Bed(HarperCollins).Her most recent books include a new edition ofLupus Novice(Station Hill Press); a short story collection,Bitches Ride Alone(Black Sparrow Press); the novelsThe Story of the Lake(Faber & Faber) andKingdom Come(Creative Arts Book Company).Indiana University Press published the non-fiction book,Holy Personal, with photographs by Donna DeMari. Donna DeMari has been shooting fashion and fine arts photography since the late seventies.Her work has appeared in many top European magazines, including Vogue, Elle, and Marie Claire.A show of her horse photographs, "Flying Mane," was held at the SAS Gallery in New York.