Ghost :
Seeds
Huntsville, Texas : TRP: The University Press of SHSU, [2023], ©2023.
Format: Book
Edition: First edition.
Description: viii, 68 pages ; 23 cm
"Set on a remote island on the Maine coast, GHOST :: SEEDS incorporates elements of magical realism and myth to explore and trouble conceptions of gender and identity. The central tension of this book-length poem is a dialogue between a trans speaker and his "ghost," the "girl-ghost" of the self that he left behind to become the man he is today. Putting a queer spin on the myth of Persephone, the girl-ghost speaks from underworld lit by glowworms, cut through by dark rivers, and connected to the world above through a sea cave. Alternating between prose-like elements and lyric meditations, the book's expansive form makes full use of the page from margin to margin, creating space and breathing room for complicated investigations of memory, gender, and grief"-- Provided by publisher.
Subjects:
Persephone (Greek deity) -- Poetry.
Transgender men -- Poetry.
Gender identity -- Poetry.
Ghosts -- Poetry.
Persephone (Greek deity) -- Poetry.
Transgender men -- Poetry.
Gender identity -- Poetry.
Ghosts -- Poetry.
ISBN:
9781680033519
Availability | |||
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
LITERATURE Poetry Mer | Cooper (Forest Acres) | Nonfiction | Out (Due: 6/24/2024) |
X.J. Kennedy Poetry Prize, 2023.