Diane Seuss

Four-Legged Girl: Poems

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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
£13.06

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.

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