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Ordinary beast : poems
- Title
- Ordinary beast : poems / Nicole Sealey.
- Author
- Sealey, Nicole
- Publication
- New York, NY : Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2017]
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schomburg Center to submit a request in person. | Text | Use in library | Sc E 18-321 | Schomburg Center - Research & Reference |
Details
- Description
- x, 64 pages; 24 cm
- Summary
- "The existential magnitude, deep intellect, and playful subversion of St. Thomas-born, Florida-raised poet Nicole Sealey's work is restless in its empathic, succinct examination and lucid awareness of what it means to be human.The ranging scope of inquiry undertaken inOrdinary Beast--at times philosophical, emotional, and experiential--is evident in each thrilling twist of image by the poet. In brilliant, often ironic lines that move from meditation to matter of fact in a single beat, Sealey's voice is always awake to the natural world, to the pain and punishment of existence, to the origins and demises of humanity. Exploring notions of race, sexuality, gender, myth, history, and embodiment with profound understanding, Sealey's is a poetry that refuses to turn a blind eye or deny. It is a poetry of daunting knowledge"--
- Uniform Title
- Poems. Selections
- Alternative Title
- Poems.
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Poetry.
- Note
- Poems.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 61-64).
- Call Number
- Sc E 18-321
- ISBN
- 9780062688804
- 0062688804
- LCCN
- 2017036984
- OCLC
- 967028422
- Author
- Sealey, Nicole, author.
- Title
- Ordinary beast : poems / Nicole Sealey.
- Publisher
- New York, NY : Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2017]
- Edition
- First Ecco hardcover edition.
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 61-64).
- Local Note
- Schomburg copy with dust jacket.
- Local Subject
- Black author.
- Research Call Number
- Sc E 18-321