Here I Throw Down My Heart

Fiction & Literature, Poetry, American
Cover of the book Here I Throw Down My Heart by Colleen J. McElroy, University of Pittsburgh Press
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Author: Colleen J. McElroy ISBN: 9780822978435
Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Press Publication: October 28, 2012
Imprint: University of Pittsburgh Press Language: English
Author: Colleen J. McElroy
ISBN: 9780822978435
Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Press
Publication: October 28, 2012
Imprint: University of Pittsburgh Press
Language: English

The poems in Here I Throw Down My Heart prompt readers to see beyond the surface of images, whether that surface is a uniform, a prescribed setting, a familiar geography, or the surface that evokes the most social commentary, skin—the body itself. The modern world moves at a greater speed than the world of a few generations ago, so we look for ways to sort our likes and dislikes, to set our comfort zones. These poems say: “don’t believe everything you see, look again.” The poems look at how borders between countries, or between genders and class have deepened the lines between the haves and have-nots. While everyone is on a collision course for lack of food and water, those dividing lines seem more impenetrable than ever, underscoring the disparity between gender, race, and class.

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The poems in Here I Throw Down My Heart prompt readers to see beyond the surface of images, whether that surface is a uniform, a prescribed setting, a familiar geography, or the surface that evokes the most social commentary, skin—the body itself. The modern world moves at a greater speed than the world of a few generations ago, so we look for ways to sort our likes and dislikes, to set our comfort zones. These poems say: “don’t believe everything you see, look again.” The poems look at how borders between countries, or between genders and class have deepened the lines between the haves and have-nots. While everyone is on a collision course for lack of food and water, those dividing lines seem more impenetrable than ever, underscoring the disparity between gender, race, and class.

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