Here I Throw Down My Heart - 9780822962052

The poems in Here I Throw Down My Heart prompt readers to see beyond the surface of images, whether that surface is a uniform, a prescribed setting, a familiar geography, or the surface that evokes the most social commentary, skin—the body itself. The modern world moves at a greater speed than the world of a few generations ago, so we look for ways to sort our likes and dislikes, to set our comfort zones. These poems say: “don’t believe everything you see, look again.” The poems look at how borders between countries, or between genders and class have deepened the lines between the haves and have-nots. While everyone is on a collision course for lack of food and water, those dividing lines seem more impenetrable than ever, underscoring the disparity between gender, race, and class.

Informazioni bibliografiche

• Titolo del Libro in lingua: Here I Throw Down My Heart
• Lingua: English
• Autore:  McElroy Colleen J.
• Editore: Univ of Pittsburgh Pr
• Collana: Univ of Pittsburgh Pr (Paperback)
• Data di Pubblicazione: 28 Ottobre '12
• Genere: POETRY
• Pagine: 101
• Dimensioni mm: 215 x 152 x 0
• EAN-13: 9780822962052