"Vital, immediate, and cinematic in scope, verse offers sharply observed vignettes of longing, love, and pain."- Library Journal (Best Poetry of 2005) "Siken writes about love, desire, violence, and eroticism with a cinematic brilliance and urgency that makes this one of the best books of contemporary poetry."-Victoria Chang, Huffington Post They restore to poetry that sense of crucial moment and crucial utterance which may indeed be the great genius of the form.” She notes, “Books of this kind dream big. In her introduction to the book, Glück hails the “cumulative, driving, apocalyptic power, purgatorial recklessness” of Siken’s poems. In the world of American poetry, Siken's voice is striking. His poetry is confessional, gay, savage, and charged with violent eroticism. Siken writes with ferocity, and his reader hurtles unstoppably with him. Selected by Nobel Prize laureate and competition judge Louise Glück as the 2004 winner of the Yale Younger Poets prize, Richard Siken’s Crush is a powerful collection of poems driven by obsession and love. “Vital, immediate, and cinematic in scope.”- Library Journal (Best Poetry of 2005) “One of the best books of contemporary poetry.”-Victoria Chang, Huffington Post Finalist for the 2005 National Book Critics Circle Award in Poetry-an erotic, powerful collection
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A perfect gift for all genders, ages and political persuasions but is sadly confined to the humour section rather than the place it really belongs - the school curriculum." - Laura Sneddon * Independent on Sunday * "This book is an utter delight - it does something I always admire, making very serious points but doing so through the medium of humour and satire. A perfect gift for all genders, ages and political persuasions but is sadly confined to the humour section rather than the place it really belongs - the school curriculum." - Laura Sneddon * Independent on Sunday * "Fleming ably skewers the Great Men of History, not to diminish their own works but to highlight those women who were trodden underfoot. There isn't a man, woman or child who wouldn't benefit from spending time with this." - India Knight * The Sunday Times * "Fleming ably skewers the Great Men of History, not to diminish their own works but to highlight those women who were trodden underfoot. The book is savagely funny and wonderfully constructed, so that you start off giggling uncontrollably but then grow quieter at each successive misogynistic shocker. "Jacky Fleming.is brilliantly, mordantly funny and extremely clever, and these are her finest drawings yet. wearing the clothes associated with members of the opposite sex. However, her characters can acquire new roles in the world of men only by cross-dressing, in other words. Sarah Waters departs from this tradition and describes women’s adventures in the world of men. Traditionally, in picaresque novels, women act mostly as supporting characters who accompany and help men. It should first be noted that Tipping the Velvet has the element of a picaresque novel which means that it describes the adventures of a character, who impersonates oneself as someone else and overcomes various difficulties in effort to achieve happiness or success (Hermans, 136). Secondly, in this way she is able to express her lesbian identity without incurring the indignation of other people who were normally prejudiced against any form of homosexuality or deviance from existing norms. These strategies allow Nancy to better understand the society in which she lives and people’s attitude toward homosexuality. Cross-dressing, drag, and passing as men offers the main character more opportunities and freedom. Overall, clothing plays an important role for them for two reasons. Two African-American girls, Nikki and Deja, have been best friends for a very long time but the coming of a new girl into their lives threatens the friendship. Niki and Deja by the award-winning author introduce the Niki and Deja series. Notably, the author wrote a School Library Journal Best Book of 2004 winner for the book speaks to me. Additionally, Karen has written many picture books and standalone novels which all have been a hit. She has authored a couple of book series including The Nikki and Deja and The Carver Chronicles. Karen English currently lives in Richmond, southern California. Karen has served as an elementary school teacher, and this gave her sufficient experience and interactions with children hence the creation of exceptional books. Her accessible writing, satisfactory storytelling and the inclusion of authentic characters have had her receive several rewards including The Coretta Scott King Award. |