{"product_id":"a-girls-a-gun-poems-paperback","title":"A Girl's a Gun: Poems - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRachel Danielle Peterson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHaunting and candid, \u003ci\u003e A Girl's A Gun\u003c\/i\u003e introduces a poet whose bold voice merges heightened lyricism with compelling narrative. Steeped in storytelling traditions, the poems in Rachel Danielle Peterson's debut collection exhibit linguistic dexterity and mastery of form as the poet mixes lyrical paragraphs, sonnets, and interview-style poems with free verse.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHey Yvonne! The memoree of some stranger\u003cbr\u003ehis shoulder's shadow plunges inta our place: \u003cbr\u003ethunk, thunk. Run! Mother's vowels pierce haze.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMother, can we distil the pink threads, fabric, \u003cbr\u003eblack ball cap, the odor of Bud Light, fills the door \u003cbr\u003eshe walks through, dust, Mamma. Dust is all we is\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTaken together, the poems present the coming-of-age story of a girl born in the mountains of rural eastern Kentucky, tracing her journey into a wider world of experience. While the early poems are steeped in Appalachian speech and culture--a hybrid of a child's diction and regional dialect--the language shifts as the collection progresses, becoming more standard. The speaker engages with hard issues surrounding gender and violence in contemporary life and explores what it means to be an artist in a culture that favors a literal interpretation of reality. Exploring issues of identity, place, and the call to create, this collection tackles subjects that will shock, touch, and bewilder readers while giving voice to an underrepresented and perhaps even unprecedented perspective in poetry.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eRachel Danielle Peterson\u003c\/b\u003e is a contributing editor \u003ci\u003eat Poet's Quarterly \u003c\/i\u003eand a member of \u003ci\u003eVIDA\u003c\/i\u003e. Her work has received numerous honors and has been featured in \u003ci\u003eFront Porch, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eLiterary Imagination, Arsenic Lobster, Midwestern Gothic, Los Angeles Review, Upstart, Her Royal Majesty, the Inspirer, and Revolver.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 70\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.1 x 8.5 x 5.6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 03, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53274423820595,"sku":"9780813174433","price":28.53,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/GDrW5ga-mD9780813174433.webp?v=1784265344","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/a-girls-a-gun-poems-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}