A Girl's A Gun

Poems

Fiction & Literature, Poetry, American
Cover of the book A Girl's A Gun by Rachel Danielle Peterson, The University Press of Kentucky
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Rachel Danielle Peterson ISBN: 9780813174457
Publisher: The University Press of Kentucky Publication: October 24, 2017
Imprint: The University Press of Kentucky Language: English
Author: Rachel Danielle Peterson
ISBN: 9780813174457
Publisher: The University Press of Kentucky
Publication: October 24, 2017
Imprint: The University Press of Kentucky
Language: English

Haunting and candid, A Girl's A Gun introduces a poet whose bold voice merges heightened lyricism with compelling narrative. Steeped in storytelling traditions, the poems in Rachel Danielle Peterson's debut collection exhibit linguistic dexterity and mastery of form as the poet mixes lyrical paragraphs, sonnets, and interview-style poems with free verse.

Hey Yvonne! The memoree of some strangerhis shoulder's shadow plunges inta our place: thunk, thunk. Run! Mother's vowels pierce haze.

Mother, can we distil the pink threads, fabric, black ball cap, the odor of Bud Light, fills the door she walks through, dust, Mamma. Dust is all we is

Taken together, the poems present the coming-of-age story of a girl born in the mountains of rural eastern Kentucky, tracing her journey into a wider world of experience. While the early poems are steeped in Appalachian speech and culture -- a hybrid of a child's diction and regional dialect -- the language shifts as the collection progresses, becoming more standard. The speaker engages with hard issues surrounding gender and violence in contemporary life and explores what it means to be an artist in a culture that favors a literal interpretation of reality. Exploring issues of identity, place, and the call to create, this collection tackles subjects that will shock, touch, and bewilder readers while giving voice to an underrepresented and perhaps even unprecedented perspective in poetry.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

Haunting and candid, A Girl's A Gun introduces a poet whose bold voice merges heightened lyricism with compelling narrative. Steeped in storytelling traditions, the poems in Rachel Danielle Peterson's debut collection exhibit linguistic dexterity and mastery of form as the poet mixes lyrical paragraphs, sonnets, and interview-style poems with free verse.

Hey Yvonne! The memoree of some strangerhis shoulder's shadow plunges inta our place: thunk, thunk. Run! Mother's vowels pierce haze.

Mother, can we distil the pink threads, fabric, black ball cap, the odor of Bud Light, fills the door she walks through, dust, Mamma. Dust is all we is

Taken together, the poems present the coming-of-age story of a girl born in the mountains of rural eastern Kentucky, tracing her journey into a wider world of experience. While the early poems are steeped in Appalachian speech and culture -- a hybrid of a child's diction and regional dialect -- the language shifts as the collection progresses, becoming more standard. The speaker engages with hard issues surrounding gender and violence in contemporary life and explores what it means to be an artist in a culture that favors a literal interpretation of reality. Exploring issues of identity, place, and the call to create, this collection tackles subjects that will shock, touch, and bewilder readers while giving voice to an underrepresented and perhaps even unprecedented perspective in poetry.

More books from The University Press of Kentucky

Cover of the book Jefferson Davis Gets His Citizenship Back by Rachel Danielle Peterson
Cover of the book Plant Life of Kentucky by Rachel Danielle Peterson
Cover of the book The Price of Scarlet by Rachel Danielle Peterson
Cover of the book A Revolution Down on the Farm by Rachel Danielle Peterson
Cover of the book Kentucky's Cookbook Heritage by Rachel Danielle Peterson
Cover of the book Living Sustainably by Rachel Danielle Peterson
Cover of the book The 9th Infantry Division in Vietnam by Rachel Danielle Peterson
Cover of the book The Intrepid Guerrillas of North Luzon by Rachel Danielle Peterson
Cover of the book The Philosophy of The X-Files by Rachel Danielle Peterson
Cover of the book Radical Future Pasts by Rachel Danielle Peterson
Cover of the book Civil War Recipes by Rachel Danielle Peterson
Cover of the book Before the Quagmire by Rachel Danielle Peterson
Cover of the book Eisenhower and Cambodia by Rachel Danielle Peterson
Cover of the book Murder and Madness by Rachel Danielle Peterson
Cover of the book Carl Theodor Dreyer and Ordet by Rachel Danielle Peterson
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy