The Size of a Bird
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The Size of a Bird

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The Size of a Bird

About this book

The Size of a Bird is an invocation of desire in times of violence and trauma. Refusing to shy away from difficult topics the poet tackles addiction, abuse, suicide, and sexual violence while infusing each word with a relentless drive for life. Seeking pleasure, these poems navigate dangerous terrain, staying with ambivalence and probing its depths. Queer femininity seeks heterosexual masculinity with varying results. First dates and one-night-stands, alleyways and coffee shops, forest floors and skateparks, these poems reveal a world pulsating with want and rife with pain. Holding both the reality of violence and the persistence of desire, these poems shine light on the pleasures and terrors of navigating sexuality from a space of femininity.

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Information

Publisher
Inanna Poetry and Fiction Series
Year
2017
Print ISBN
9781771334570
eBook ISBN
9781771334587
Topic
Literature
Subtopic
Poetry
Index
Literature
Contents
I: WRITE A PLACE FOR THE PAIN
Write a Place for the Pain
Dead Raccoon on the Highway
First Dates
Nothing to Do With Me
II: I COULD NOT SAY WHAT I FELT FOR YOU
Kathleen
Cheap Hotel Room
Swarm
You Already Know
The Night, My Own
Round
III: WILD HEARTS
Coe Hill, Toronto
Muses
Wild Hearts
Skate Park
Fuck It, Let’s Go to the Beach
IV: LIKE A BLADE
Lake
(E)strange(d)
Ellipsis
Third Wheel
Break Up
Liminality
Split
Like a Blade
V: THE SIZE OF A BIRD
The Size of a Bird
His Adoration
Ambivalence
Tangle of Veins
VI: INSISTENCE ON MAGIC
The Deep
The...

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Copyright
  3. Title Page
  4. Also By
  5. Dedication
  6. Contents
  7. I. WRITE A PLACE FOR THE PAIN
  8. Write a Place for the Pain
  9. Dead Raccoon on the Highway
  10. First Dates
  11. Nothing to Do With Me
  12. II. I COULD NOT SAY WHAT I FELT FOR YOU
  13. Kathleen
  14. Cheap Hotel Room
  15. Swarm
  16. You Already Know
  17. The Night, My Own
  18. Round
  19. III. WILD HEARTS
  20. Coe Hill, Toronto
  21. Muses
  22. Wild Hearts
  23. Skate Park
  24. Fuck It, Let’s Go to the Beach
  25. IV. LIKE A BLADE
  26. Lake
  27. (E)strange(d)
  28. Ellipsis
  29. Third Wheel
  30. Break Up
  31. Liminality
  32. Split
  33. Like a Blade
  34. V. THE SIZE OF A BIRD
  35. The Size of a Bird
  36. His Adoration
  37. Ambivalence
  38. Tangle of Veins
  39. VI. INSISTENCE ON MAGIC
  40. The Deep
  41. The Crone on Her Bicycle
  42. Lavender
  43. Femmes in Motion
  44. Soaked
  45. Flight
  46. Sheela Na Gig
  47. Fireflies
  48. VII. NEVER ENOUGH
  49. Returning
  50. Poison
  51. Mountains on the Moon
  52. Mostly a Mess
  53. VIII. THE WORST THING
  54. Yellow Lines
  55. Furious Blue
  56. Sexy
  57. Key in Hand
  58. Rearview
  59. The Worst Thing
  60. Alleyway
  61. Queer Monstrosity
  62. IX. UNBROKEN
  63. Meat
  64. A Cup of Tea
  65. Love Is a Strategy, It Was All I Could Do
  66. Suicidal Ideation
  67. Acknowledgements
  68. About the Author