Lord of the Butterflies
by:
Andrea Gibson (author)
In Andrea Gibson's latest collection, they continue their artful and nuanced looks at gender, romance, loss, and family. Each emotion here is deft and delicate, resting inside of imagery heavy enough to sink the heart, while giving the body wings to soar.
In Andrea Gibson's latest collection, they continue their artful and nuanced looks at gender, romance, loss, and family. Each emotion here is deft and delicate, resting inside of imagery heavy enough to sink the heart, while giving the body wings to soar.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9781943735426 (1943735425)
Publish date: 2018-11-27
Publisher: Button Poetry
Pages no: 96
Edition language: English
For more reviews, check out my blog: Craft-CycleGorgeous. Amazing. Heart wrenching. Eye opening. Gibson definitely has a way with words. This collection is amazing.I have been meaning to get around to reading their work for a while now and I am so glad I finally did. I absolutely loved this book. Ea...
This is an exceptional collection. It speaks to the American experience; gun violence, mental illness and politics are all discussed in breathtaking verse. I read this in an hour and in that time it took me through every emotion I have. I laughed through 'Boomerang Valentine' and felt my heart sink ...
I usually prefer to write my own reviews, but the write up in the back of this book nails it so perfectly I have to steal it: "In a fierce oscillation between activism and love, Andrea's most recent literary triumph, Lord of the Butterflies, is a book of protests, panic attacks, and pride parades....
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