Filibuster to Delay a Kiss: And Other Poems

Family was a whitewashed, / milk-toothed word / that couldn't account for the mother / who wept and burnt / the roast if the floor was dirty– / or if it was Tuesday, .
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Filibuster to Delay a Kiss: And Other Poems

Public Private login e. Exposes the rawness of a complicated relationship with her mother- and her attitude toward love expresses both profound longing and erotic dissonance. CS2 - An advance uncorrected proof trade paperback book in fine condition. An important new voice in American poetry - powerful, edgy poems about family, sex, and the pursuit of fame.


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Accessories such as CD, codes, toys, may not be included. Advanced Book Search Browse by Subject. Find Rare Books Book Value. Sign up to receive offers and updates: However, in its simple recounting of a painful inflamed thyroid when she was thirteen, Courtney manages to leave the reader with the understanding that pain and suffering do end, and while we seek their resolutions we remind ourselves that we are waiting for "the glow" of "myself the light at the end of the tunnel.

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I loved this book. I think I discovered Courtney's work on the Poetry Foundation's site and was immediately drawn in. It's a courageous book, gritty and lyrical. Aug 26, Melissa rated it it was ok Recommends it for: I'm still on the fence about this book perhaps it doesn't help that I read more than half of it in Banjo Jim's waiting for the Bandits gig to start ; it probably deserves another read before being harshly judged.

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Also, Queeney has a few linguistic tics that probably wouldn't be noticed when her poems are sprea I'm still on the fence about this book perhaps it doesn't help that I read more than half of it in Banjo Jim's waiting for the Bandits gig to start ; it probably deserves another read before being harshly judged. Also, Queeney has a few linguistic tics that probably wouldn't be noticed when her poems are spread out over journals in ones and twos, but are very apparent here: Sep 22, Amory Blaine rated it really liked it Shelves: Immensely readable and relatable.

Most if not all of Courtney Queeney's poems here are about her mother or lovers or both, and can best be summed up by The Anti-Leading Lady's Self-Defense on page The someone is the speaker. Jul 22, Colettemariehayes rated it liked it. To read, at long last, a poet so very near my own age and experience was disturbing, eerie, exciting, and strangely fantastic. Aug 06, Juliet rated it really liked it Shelves: Sep 11, Dawn Rutherford rated it liked it Shelves: Readable, but largely forgettable, aside from a few great lines and title.

Filibuster To Delay a Kiss

Jul 20, Noah rated it really liked it Shelves: Some really beautiful lines within this collection. Scott Woods rated it really liked it Feb 04, Liz Bell rated it it was amazing May 16, Caitlyn Welty rated it it was amazing Jun 07, Scott rated it really liked it Mar 05, Emily O'Neill rated it really liked it Feb 16, Laurie rated it really liked it Nov 24, Eddie Neille rated it liked it Jun 14, Daniel rated it it was amazing Apr 05, M rated it it was amazing Apr 11, Apr 17, Tyler rated it really liked it. Beautifully dark poems about a person's complicated relationship with herself and others.

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