Four-time Denver Grand Champion, Pushcart Prize nominee, and winner of the 2008 Women of the World Poetry Slam, Andrea Gibson’s dynamic and energetic first book, Pole Dancing to Gospel Hymns , challenges us to not only read, but to react.
Hauntingly vivid, the poems march through a soldier’s lingering psychological wounds, tackle the curious questions of school children on the meaning of “hate”, and tangle with a lover’s witty and vibrant description of longing. Gibson’s poems deconstruct the current political climate through stunning imagery and careful crafting. With the same velocity, the poignant and vacillating love poems are equally capable of sweeping the air out of the room. Pole Dancing to Gospel Hymns has a bold and unforgettable internal voice and is rich with the kind of questioning that inspires action.
Author: Andrea Gibson
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Write Bloody Publishing
Published: 06/01/2008
Pages: 112
Weight: 0.64lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.38d
ISBN: 9781938912696
Language: English
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