Girl''s a Gun - Poems

Haunting and candid, A Girl's A Gun 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.
Hey Yvonne! The memoree of some strangerhis shoulder's shadow plunges inta our place: thunk, thunk. Run! Mother's vowels pierc

About the author

Rachel Danielle Peterson is a contributing editor at Poet's Quarterly and a member of VIDA. Her work has received numerous honors and has been featured in Front Porch, Literary Imagination, Arsenic Lobster, Midwestern Gothic, Los Angeles Review, Upstart, Her Royal Majesty, the Inspirer, and Revolver.

Summary

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. Hey Yvonne!

Product details

• Authors: Rachel Danielle Peterson
• Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.11.2017
• EAN: 9780813174433
• ISBN: 978-0-8131-7443-3
• No. of pages: 70
• Series: University Press of Kentucky N; University Press of Kentucky New Poetry & Prose Series; University Press of Kentucky N; University Press of Kentucky New Poetry & Prose Series
• Subject: Fiction > Poetry, drama