Diane Seuss
Four-Legged Girl: Poems
- ISBN 13:
- 9781555977221
- author:
- Diane Seuss
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Graywolf Press
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2015
- Pages:
- 88
- Dimensions:
- 17.8 x 0.7 x 23 cm
- Genre:
- Poetry, Drama & Criticism, Poetry, Genres
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 20 working days
Description
Diane Seuss's Four-Legged Girl is a collection of poems that explore the complexities of identity and desire. With language that is both intense and intimate, Seuss recounts a life lived at the edges of containment, where pain and rapture coexist. These poems are characterized by their audaciousness and emotional depth, as they navigate themes of love, sex, and self-discovery. From the lush landscapes of New York City to the rural Michigan of her childhood, Seuss's poetry is a deeply personal and relatable exploration of what it means to be alive. In this final poem, she sings of the four-legged girl, a body that is both strange and familiar, yielding to the constraints of society while still asserting its own unique power.