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There Are More Beautiful Things Than Beyonce
There Are More Beautiful Things Than Beyonce
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Published:
6 July, 2017
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| Type | Book |
|---|---|
| ISBN13 | 9781472153180 |
| ISBN10 | 1472153189 |
| Number Of Pages | 96 |
| Item Weight | 100 g |
| Product Dimensions | 128 x 198 x 7 mm |
| Publisher / Reseller | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Format | paperback |
Media Reviews
Some of the most brilliant and daring poetry published in recent years. From police violence to the Obamas to, well, Beyonce, this collection is not only visceral and beautiful but also full of wit, pop culture and political references. * Elle magazine *
An excellent collection of poems * Jon McGregor, New Statesman, Books of the Year 2017 *
Full of soul, sass, vim and attitude . . Playful, angry, sexy and as accessible as it is acerbic. * Tatler, Sebastian Shakespeare *
Parker's poems are the real thing. By turns lyrical and declarative, rich with striking details and unexpected images * Poetry Review *
This singular poetry collection is a dynamic meditation on the experience of, and societal narratives surrounding, contemporary black womanhood. . . . Ranging from orderly couplets to an itemized list titled after Jay Z's 99 Problems to lines interrupted by gaping white space, these exquisite poems defy categorization. * The New Yorker *
[A] brash, risque collection that explores what it means to be a black woman in contemporary American culture. Parker, whose first book won the Gatewood Prize, is as self-assured as the women who appear in these pages, including Queen Latifah, Nikki Giovanni and Michelle Obama. Cultural references, old songs and classic poems spark observations about feminism, sex and desire at a time when There's far too many of me dying./ The present is not so different. . . . Each woman in this fierce collection wants to be seen for who she is, not what society wants her to be, and each demands respect. * Washington Post *
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Author's Bio
Morgan Parker is the author of Other People's Comfort Keeps Me Up At Night, selected by Eileen Myles for the 2013 Gatewood Prize. Her work has been featured in numerous publications and anthologies, including Why I Am Not A Painter, The BreakBeat Poets: New American Poetry in the Age of Hip-Hop, and Best American Poetry 2016. Winner of a 2016 Pushcart Prize and a Cave Canem graduate fellow, Morgan lives in Brooklyn, New York. She works as an editor for Little A and Day One, moonlights as poetry editor of The Offing, and co-curates the Poets With Attitude (PWA) reading series with Tommy Pico. With poet and performer Angel Nafis, she is The Other Black Girl Collective.