Starship Tahiti : poems /
Beginning on Rikers Island, this book traces a creation myth in reverse, moving from prison to the spacious arches of Grand Central Station to the shores of the Chesapeake Bay. The poet examines themes of violence, gender, and identity in various real and imagined settings where inmates read Antigon...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Amherst :
University of Massachusetts Press,
[2013]
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| Series: | Juniper Prize for Poetry
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| Online Access: | CONNECT CONNECT CONNECT |
| Summary: | Beginning on Rikers Island, this book traces a creation myth in reverse, moving from prison to the spacious arches of Grand Central Station to the shores of the Chesapeake Bay. The poet examines themes of violence, gender, and identity in various real and imagined settings where inmates read Antigone, Howlin' Wolf sings in a black barbershop, and Metallica records burn on a Viking altar. Throughout these shifts, the poems construct fractured narratives that subvert linear storytelling. The layering of voice and imagery in this collection transgresses boundaries between the secular and the sacred, and between the communal and the personal. |
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| Item Description: | Books at JSTOR Evidence Based Acquisitions Project MUSE Universal EBA Ebooks EBSCO eBook Academic Comprehensive Collection North America |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9781613762653 1613762658 |
