Ice Cream Headache in my Bone Contributor(s): De Villiers, Phillippa Yaa (Author) |
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ISBN: 1928215327 ISBN-13: 9781928215325 Publisher: Modjaji Books OUR PRICE: $24.04 Product Type: Paperback Published: August 2017 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Poetry | African |
Physical Information: 0.21" H x 5.83" W x 8.27" (0.22 lbs) 82 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - African |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: In this, her third collection of poetry, Phillippa Yaa de Villiers invokes images of past and present with hypnotic clarity, summoning the heart and heat of memory - painful and happy alike - with the distinct musicality and visceral punch she is known for. Some poems invite contemplation. Question and provoke. Others are elegiac, moments for reverence in a rich, diverse collection that both spans decades and pauses to revel in the intensity and beauty of a single moment. In liquid form that incorporates prose and poetry, de Villiers fearlessly confronts and disrupts, dipping into a wellspring of images that are euphoric and horrifying. At once prophetic and playful, ice cream headache in my bone is an exploration and celebration of language, a definitive collection that yields and responds, burns and soothes, all the while, calling to a longing for truth, and a tongue not tempered by oppression or pain. |