Knife Throwing Through Self-Hypnosis |
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| Author:
| Richardson, Robin |
| ISBN: | 978-1-77041-162-3 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 2013 |
| Publisher: | ECW Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $18.95 |
Book Description:
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Sexy, irreverent, and inventive Lovesick Stormtroopers, dowsing Girl Guides, movie stars, pool hustlers, and the mad queen Ranavalona ... With Knife Throwing Through Self-Hypnosis, Robin Richardson charts a path through a surreal otherworld that is at once carnal and aerial, fine-grained and crude. Yearning, unapologetic women who delight in the monsters they've created make these poems "a shield made of braids, / bassinet of broadswords," and "a ghost-like choir where a love affair /...
More DescriptionSexy, irreverent, and inventive Lovesick Stormtroopers, dowsing Girl Guides, movie stars, pool hustlers, and the mad queen Ranavalona ... With Knife Throwing Through Self-Hypnosis, Robin Richardson charts a path through a surreal otherworld that is at once carnal and aerial, fine-grained and crude. Yearning, unapologetic women who delight in the monsters they've created make these poems "a shield made of braids, / bassinet of broadswords," and "a ghost-like choir where a love affair / becomes a pulp-book, plotted perfectly to end."