Patricia McMillen

Running Wild

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Running Wild collects Patricia McMillen's sonnets, free verse and experimental forms to outline one woman's life and ever-changing perspective: from a 1950's suburban childhood, through a harrowing (but privileged) young adulthood, to middle age and well within sight of "elderhood". Relatable narratives, especially for women, include surviving childhood, marriage (twice!) and infertility treatments; an abortive attempt to form a family with a widower and his reluctant adult children, in yet another Chicago suburb; and the continual emotional and intellectual work of being, well, a smart, educated white woman in America right now. Includes award-winning poems "Yang," "Dark Night," "Smelt Fishing"...and many more!

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Finishing Line Press
• Seitenzahl: 100
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. März 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 6mm
• Gewicht: 159g
• ISBN-13: 9798888385012
• Artikelnr.: 70194899

Autorenporträt

Patricia McMillen is a retired lawyer, folk musician and clown-in-becoming. Born and raised in Illinois, she briefly practiced commercial law with the Chicago-based firm once called Mayer, Brown and Platt, but threw that over in 1992 for the practices of banjo playing, poetry, and freelance advocacy. Along the way she acquired the Hebrew name Tova ("good"), married and divorced twice, and arrived at adulthood with minimal scars and a single tattoo. This book is dedicated to her first ex-husband, Jack, who, inexplicably, remains a loyal friend.