B. M. Owens

Broschiertes Buch

Don't Be Another Girl

Beschreibung

Don't Be Another Girl includes poems that tackle themes of introductory feminism, familial relationships, abuse, and mental illness. These free-verse and prose poems use pop culture, politics, and elements of nature as vehicles to mirror the violence of the western white patriarchy-following the journey of a budding feminist, these poems attempt to set the patriarchy ablaze. Realizing that fire consumes everything, Don't Be Another Girl aims to confront internalized sexism and challenges gender expectations imposed by family, society, religion, and the government. Under the influences of Sharon Olds, Rachel McKibbens, Jaquira Díaz, Lucille Clifton, Jan Beatty, and Audre Lorde, these poems attempt to call into question the sexist ideals of a male-dominated society, while striving for sisterhood and self-love. Don't Be Another Girl is the first spark of a feminist that doesn't always get it right, but is trying to ground themselves after being uprooted.

Autor

B.M. Owens is a poet and essayist who grew up in South Florida and has recently created a new home in Bellingham, Washington. Owens received her MFA in poetry from Florida International University where she also sat as Poetry and Creative Non-Fiction Editor for the Gulf Stream Magazine. Her own work has been published in Salamander, Pittsburgh Poetry Journal, O, Miami's Waterproof Anthology, Small Orange Journal, South Florida Poetry Journal, Silk Road Review, Jeopardy Magazine, and Hawaii Pacific Review. Owens was a finalist for the 2022 Academy of American Poets Prize and has been nominated for both Best New Poets and the Pushcart Prize. Her debut chapbook, "Don't Be Another Girl," was a semi-finalist in the 2022 New Women's Voices Chapbook Competition for Finishing Line Press.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Finishing Line Press
• Seitenzahl: 46
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. Januar 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 4mm
• Gewicht: 72g
• ISBN-13: 9798888384299
• Artikelnr.: 69782813