Good Monster
Port Townsend, Washington : Copper Canyon Press, 2024.
Format: Book
Description: xi, 95 pages ; 21 cm
"A collection of poems by Diannely Antigua"-- Provided by publisher.
Contents:
Someday I'll stop killing Diannely Antigua -- Chronically -- Diary entry #5: self-portrait as Revelations -- A hundred and then none -- Self-portrait as Easter pamphlet on the door -- I'm surprised at my tolerance -- Pantoum in case of emergency -- Diary entry #13: being sick is a romantic idea -- Connections -- Diary entry #12: the monster -- Training -- Sad girl sonnet #1 -- Sad girl sonnet #2 -- Sad girl sonnet #4 -- People who don't understand mental illness -- And then finally -- Seasonal affective -- Diary entry #29: polarization -- After my stepfather leaves, my mother opens the windows -- Iconic makeover scene -- Diary entry #33: love song -- My therapist calls these patterns -- In Portland, it rains, the sun comes out, it hails, the sun comes out -- Another poem about nature, but really it's about me -- Sad girl sonnet #9 -- Sad girl sonnet #10 -- Sad girl sonnet #15 -- I'm almost 30 -- Diary entry #28: ars poetica -- Diary entry #3: study on the negative -- I am the patron saint -- Diary entry #10: I was nearly perfect once -- Are you there God? It's me, your mother -- Diary entry #31: attachment disorder -- The parable -- Fishing out the condom has me believing in God -- Monster is good at breakups -- Sad girl sonnet #18 -- Sad girl sonnet #19 -- Sad girl sonnet #25 -- Diary entry #34: epigenetics -- Another poem about God, but really it's about me -- Diary entry #6: sestina -- My ex meets for coffee -- Blessing the baby -- Wanting -- Another poem about an ex, but really it's about me -- I haven't been on a plane since the world ended -- We never stop talking about our mothers -- After the first night alone, somewhere new -- Anniversary -- I buy my monster roses -- Notes -- Acknowledgments -- About the author.
ISBN:
9781556596902
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
LITERATURE Poetry AF AM Ant | Main (Downtown) | Nonfiction | Coming Soon |