The Madness Vase
by:
Andrea Gibson (author)
Andrea Gibson's second book of poems, TITLE, offers a breathtaking continuation of the poet's most tender and honest work. Her fist book, Pole Dancing to Gospel Hymns opened the door to Gibson's unapologetic voice, yet TITLE manages to take an even more intimate look at the subjects of family,...
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Andrea Gibson's second book of poems, TITLE, offers a breathtaking continuation of the poet's most tender and honest work. Her fist book, Pole Dancing to Gospel Hymns opened the door to Gibson's unapologetic voice, yet TITLE manages to take an even more intimate look at the subjects of family, war, spirituality, gender, grief and hope. The poems' topics range from hate crimes to playgrounds, from international conflict to hometowns, from falling in love to the desperation of loneliness. Gibson's work seizes us by the collar and hauls us inside some of her darkest moments, then releases out the other side. Moments later, we find ourselves inhaling words that fill us with light. Her luminous imagery is a buoy that allows us to resurface from her world clutching new possibilities of our own. Throughout her career, Gibson's poems have always been a call to social justice. But this collection goes beyond awareness. Her images linger in our psyches and entreat us to action. They challenge us to grow into our own skin. The journey may be raw at times but we are continuously left inspired, held, and certain we are not alone. By the time you finish reading TITLE, you too will believe, "Folks like us/We've got shoulder blades that rust in the rain/But they are still G-sharp/Whenever our spinal chords are tuned to the key of redemption/So go ahead world/Pick us/To make things better.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9781935904373 (193590437X)
ASIN: 193590437X
Publish date: July 29th 2011
Publisher: Write Bloody Publishing
Pages no: 120
Edition language: English
For more reviews, check out my blog: Craft-CycleA gorgeous, thought-provoking, haunting, beautiful, harrowing, maddening, gut-wrenching collection of poems. Gibson has such a way with words and a real talent for creating lasting images and descriptions. This book deals with a lot of heavy issues in ...
Andrea Gibson is a strong person and an equally strong poet. I say that with conviction after reading this collection. A lot of her poems are on the long side for my taste (about 3 pages on average), but the ideas and language are there. She writes a lot about gender identity and sexual identity, wh...