Prelude explores the gay female experience through a poetic reconstruction of the girlhood and adolescence of Saint Catherine of Siena. Speaking through a poetic persona of Catherine of Siena, Prelude addresses the historical erasure of gay women's lives, juxtaposing details from her girlhood with the terrain of the lesbian body as it relates to desire and violence.

About Brynne Rebele-Henry

Brynne Rebele-Henry has published poetry, fiction, and nonfiction in such journals as American Poetry Review, Denver Quarterly, Prairie Schooner, Fiction International, Rookie, and So to Speak. She has won numerous awards for her writing, including the 20

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Sku

CIN0822966883G

ISBN 13

9780822966883

ISBN 10

0822966883

Title

Prelude: Poems by Brynne Rebele-Henry

Author

Brynne Rebele-Henry

Series

Pitt Poetry Series

Condition

Used - Good

Binding type

Paperback

Publisher

University of Pittsburgh Press

Year published

2022-05-28

Number of pages

Prizes

N/A

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