not my daughter
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by Jessie Scrimager Galloway
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not my daughter is a mesmerizing collection of 44 poems that are part confessional, part documentary, part analytical lyric exploration of the adoption system, part southern baptist parentage and queer identity narrative, part psychedelic sensual love story of the self and others, part meditation on grief within a complicated relationship, part, part, part. As you will find throughout, "this is my body, / broken for you," it contains multitudes.
Jessie is a poetic auteur of technical brilliance, singular personality, and deep interior meaning who immerses the reader in a universe through the use of her textured world.
When we read these luminous poems filled with beauty and grief and desire, we learn ways to examine ourselves, our relationships, and others through new perspectives. We are able to glean many truths, such as how "Death and life both crave / clarity, light" or how "We are always clamoring, aggregating, / attaching, hoping we aren't really alone / striving toward impossible satiation."
This collection of poems shows the influence of its tradition: the tight narratives of Dorianne Laux, the disruption and complications of narratives like Natalie Diaz or Victoria Chang, the relentlessly beautiful lyrics of Diane Seuss, the rhythm-obsession of Sylvia Plath but with the natural pockets of Patricia Smith along with the emotional depth and care of subject matter as Ellen Bass, and a way of engaging with the world through eyes of wonder as Tomas Transtr
Book Format
Paperback
Publisher
Etched Press
Published
January 2024
Weight
123g
Dimensions
14 x 21.6 x 0.6 cm
ISBN
9781935847120
ISBN-10
1935847120
Eden Code
6708265
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ISBN: 9781935847120
Publisher: Etched Press
Release Date: January 2024
Weight: 123g
Dimensions: 14 x 21.6 x 0.6 cm
Eden Code: 6708265