Confessions of a Barefaced Woman
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Confessions of a Barefaced Woman

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Confessions of a Barefaced Woman

About this book

The poems in Allison Joseph's latest collection are smart, shameless, and empowered confessions of the best kind. In semi-autobiographical verse highlighting in turns light-hearted and harsh realities of modern black womanhood, these poems take the reader down "A History of African-American Hair," visit with both Grace Jones and the Venus de Milo, send Janis Joplin to cheerleading camp, bemoan a treacherous first pair of high heels, and discuss "vagina business." Funny, but never flippant, and always forthcoming about the author's own flaws and foibles, Confessions of a Barefaced Woman is sure to keep readers entranced, entertained, and enlightened.

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Information

Publisher
Red Hen Press
Year
2018
Print ISBN
9780932412751
eBook ISBN
9781597097550
Topic
Literature
Subtopic
American Poetry
Index
Literature

CONTENTS

ON THE SUBWAY
IN THE PUBLIC LIBRARY
FUTURE DOCTOR
BAD DOGS
FIRST SCHOOL DANCE
FATHER’S MOTHER
READING ROOM
CHILDHOOD BALLADE
GROWN-UP SHOES
PERFECT RIDE
SPIRIT OF ’76
LITTLE BROTHERS
ADVICE ON BEING A PESKY LITTLE SISTER
PENMANSHIP
NOTHING BUT WORDS
MY TUTOR
FOR BEAUTY’S SAKE
DINNER HOUR
FIRST CONCERT
ADOLESCENT CONFESSION
POEM FOR THE PURCHASE OF A FIRST BRA
ELEGY FOR RICK JAMES
O HOLY NIGHT
BIRTH OF A NATION
FOR MY BROTHER
SOME OF MY BEST FRIENDS ARE WHITE PEOPLE
HEADSTONE
AFTER SHAVING MY HEAD, I BEGIN TO THINK BEAUTY IS OVERRATED
CONFESSIONS OF A BAREFACED WOMAN
A HISTORY OF AFRICAN-AMERICAN HAIR
TO BE YOUNG, NOT-SO-GIFTED, AND BLACK
THE RELUCTANT INTEGRATIONIST
GRACE JON...

Table of contents

  1. Cover Page
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Acknowledgments
  5. Contents
  6. On the Subway
  7. In the Public Library
  8. Future Doctor
  9. Bad Dogs
  10. First School Dance
  11. Father’s Mother
  12. Reading Room
  13. Childhood Ballade
  14. Grown-Up Shoes
  15. Perfect Ride
  16. Spirit of ’76
  17. Little Brothers
  18. Advice on Being a Pesky Little Sister
  19. Penmanship
  20. Nothing but Words
  21. My Tutor
  22. For Beauty’s Sake
  23. Dinner Hour
  24. First Concert
  25. Adolescent Confession
  26. Poem for the Purchase of a First Bra
  27. Elegy for Rick James
  28. O Holy Night
  29. Birth of a Nation
  30. For My Brother
  31. Some of My Best Friends are White People
  32. Headstone
  33. After Shaving My Head, I Begin to Think Beauty is Overrated
  34. Confessions of a Barefaced Woman
  35. A History of African-American Hair
  36. To Be Young, Not-So-Gifted, and Black
  37. The Reluctant Integrationist
  38. Grace Jones at the Republican National Convention
  39. The Other Allison
  40. Vacations
  41. Ex-New Yorkers
  42. The Aisles of Misfit Equipment
  43. The Vagina Business
  44. In Praise of the Penis
  45. Venus De Milo Takes a Sexual Enlightenment for Women Class
  46. Nape
  47. Why Men Whistle
  48. On Viewing Two Different Date Rape Movies
  49. Janis Joplin Visits Cheerleading Camp
  50. Role Models
  51. Daughter, Mother, Sister, Wife
  52. What Women Want
  53. Bad Meals Threaten Our Marriage
  54. Flirtation
  55. Junk Food
  56. Dinner Party
  57. Why I’m Not a Scholar
  58. It Wasn’t a Love Connection
  59. The Ideal Listener
  60. Homage to Leonardo Drew’s Number 8.
  61. I Love You, Jimmy Poquette
  62. Ballade for Dorothy Parker
  63. Misery: A Guide
  64. The Liars
  65. Regrets