Bruise Theory |
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| Author:
| Kenvin, Natalie |
| Foreword by:
| Forche, Carolyn |
| Series title: | New Poets of America Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-880238-21-9 |
| Publication Date: | May 1995 |
| Publisher: | BOA Editions, Limited
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $22.99 |
Book Description:
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Chosen by renowned poet Carolyn Forche as a finalist in the1993 AWP Series in Poetry, Bruise Theory is Natalie Kenvin's debut poetrycollection. Compact and powerful, her poems fly like small fists. They addressemotional illness, mother-daughter relationships, friendship and erotic love,physical abuse, and the strength it takes to endure. These poems revealKenvin's extraordinary sympathy for her subjects - from her daughter in thethroes of emotional illness to the bold figure of the...
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Chosen by renowned poet Carolyn Forche as a finalist in the1993 AWP Series in Poetry, Bruise Theory is Natalie Kenvin's debut poetrycollection. Compact and powerful, her poems fly like small fists. They addressemotional illness, mother-daughter relationships, friendship and erotic love,physical abuse, and the strength it takes to endure. These poems revealKenvin's extraordinary sympathy for her subjects - from her daughter in thethroes of emotional illness to the bold figure of the character Sweetie.