Laura Read

eBook, ePUB

Dresses from the Old Country (eBook, ePUB)

Beschreibung

Dresses from the Old Country is the second collection by Laura Read, who recently completed a two-year term as the poet laureate for Spokane, WA. Her first book, Instructions for My Mother's Funeral was selected by Dorianne Laux for the Donald Hall Poetry Prize in 2011.

Strong regional appeal: the collection references landmarks and historical events in Spokane and Eastern Washington, and the author is well connected to the literary community in the Pacific Northwest.

Themes of motherhood, feminist theory (specifically related to women's bodies), and how gender shapes identity are threaded throughout this collection, giving it an extra appeal for both women and any reader interested in women's and gender studies.

Several poems reference Flashdance, Rocky, and other pop culture touchstones from the '70s and '80s that will appeal to Gen-X and Millennial readers.

Technische Details

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• Größe: 0.81MB

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Autor

Laura Read was born in New York City and has lived most of her life in Spokane, WA. She is the author of Dresses from the Old Country (BOA Editions, 2018), Instructions for My Mother's Funeral (University of Pittsburgh Press, 2012, winner of the AWP Donald Hall Prize for Poetry), and the chapbook The Chewbacca on Hollywood Boulevard Reminds Me of You (winner of the Floating Bridge Press Chapbook Award, 2011). A recipient of a Washington State Artists Trust Grant, a Florida Review Prize for Poetry, and the Crab Creek Review Prize for Poetry, Laura presents regularly at literary festivals and conferences throughout the Northwest, including GetLit!, Write on the Sound, Litfuse, and the Port Townsend Writers Conference. Laura served as Spokane's Poet Laureate from 2015 to 2017, and she currently teaches at Spokane Falls Community College.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: BOA Editions Ltd.
• Erscheinungstermin: 9. Oktober 2018
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781942683674
• Artikelnr.: 53287703