| Bruise Theory Contributor(s): Kenvin, Natalie (Author), Forché, Carolyn (Foreword by) |
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ISBN: 1880238217 ISBN-13: 9781880238219 Publisher: BOA Editions OUR PRICE: $11.25 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 1995 Annotation: Chosen by renowned poet Carolyn Forche as a finalist in the 1993 AWP Series in Poetry, Bruise Theory is Natalie Kenvin's debut poetry collection. Compact and powerful, her poems fly like small fists. They address emotional illness, mother-daughter relationships, friendship and erotic love, physical abuse, and the strength it takes to endure. These poems reveal Kenvin's extraordinary sympathy for her subjects - from her daughter in the throes of emotional illness to the bold figure of the character Sweetie. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Poetry | American - General - Social Science | Women's Studies - Poetry | Women Authors |
| Dewey: 811.54 |
| LCCN: 95-75046 |
| Series: New Poets of America |
| Physical Information: 0.23" H x 6.01" W x 9.04" (0.29 lbs) 75 pages |
| Themes: - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Chosen by renowned poet Carolyn Forche as a finalist in the 1993 AWP Award Series in Poetry, Bruise Theory is Natalie Kenvin's debut poetry collection. Compact and powerful, her poems fly like small fists. Here are poems that address emotional illness, mother-daughter relationships, friendship and erotic love, physical abuse and the strength it takes to overcome that abuse. |