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The berry takes the shape of the bloom : poems
- Title
- The berry takes the shape of the bloom : poems / Andrea Bennett.
- Author
- bennett, andrea (Author of Canoodlers)
- Publication
- Vancouver, British Columbia : Talonbooks, [2023]
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Text | Use in library | JFD 24-164 | Schwarzman Building - Main Reading Room 315 |
Details
- Description
- 87 pages; 21 cm
- Summary
- "The berry takes the shape of the bloom originated as a gesture towards optimism after loss and pain, difficulty and fear. It began as a linear narrative, contented and secure, offering a window into one trans person's life after they felt contented and secure. But in the end these poems, which capture particular moments in time, may recur in any given present: sometimes what surfaces is anxiety or anger, sometimes love or eagerness. Some poems bear witness; others hold grudges or shake free of them. Together, they entwine around enmeshed experiences of gender, family, trans pregnancy, abuse, fear, and becoming: "Before blueberries grow, they grow a bloom that looks like a proto berry. The berry then takes the shape of the bloom that came before it. The berry displaces the bloom that came before it ... My mother bloomed and then I was a wave or a skateboard or a foraging deer. My mother bloomed and I did not displace her in the right way. Did I berry?""--
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- poetry.
- Poetry.
- LGBTQ+ poetry.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Call Number
- JFD 24-164
- ISBN
- 9781772015515
- 1772015512
- OCLC
- 1369580550
- Author
- bennett, andrea (Author of Canoodlers), author.
- Title
- The berry takes the shape of the bloom : poems / Andrea Bennett.
- Publisher
- Vancouver, British Columbia : Talonbooks, [2023]
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Chronological Term
- 2000-2099
- Research Call Number
- JFD 24-164