Double Persephone

Double Persephone is a self-published poetry collection written by Canadian author Margaret Atwood in 1961.^[1] Atwood handset the book herself with a flat bed press, designed the cover with linoblocks, and only made 220 copies.^[2] It was the first publication released by Atwood, and comprises seven poems: "Formal Garden", "Pastoral", "Iconic Landscape", "Persephone Departing", "Chthonic Love", "Her Song", "and "Double Persephone".^[3]

Double Persephone

Cover of a copy of Double Persephone
Author	Margaret Atwood
Cover artist	Margaret Atwood
Language	English
Genre	Poetry
Publication date	1961
Publication place	Canadian

Atwood followed up the collection with another book of poetry released in 1964, The Circle Game.^[2]

The collection won the EJ Pratt medal.^[4]