Motherland Fatherland Homelandsexuals
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Motherland Fatherland Homelandsexuals by Patricia Lockwood
The acclaimed second collection of poetry by Patricia Lockwood, Booker Prize finalist author of the novel No One Is Talking About This and the memoir PriestdaddySELECTED AS A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: The New York Times * The Boston Globe * Powell's * The Strand * Barnes & Noble * BuzzFeed * Flavorwire
"A formidably gifted writer who can do pretty much anything she pleases." - The New York Times Book Review
Colloquial and incantatory, the poems in Patricia Lockwood's second collection address the most urgent questions of our time, like: Is America going down on Canada? What happens when Niagara Falls gets drunk at a wedding? Is it legal to marry a stuffed owl exhibit? Why isn't anyone named Gary anymore? Did the Hatfield and McCoy babies ever fall in love?
The steep tilt of Lockwood's lines sends the reader snowballing downhill, accumulating pieces of the scenery with every turn. The poems' subject is the natural world, but their images would never occur in nature. This book is serious and funny at the same time, like a big grave with a clown lying in it.
Patricia Lockwood was born in Fort Wayne, Indiana, and grew up in some of the Midwest's poorest communities. She is the author of the novel No One Is Talking About This, as well as the memoir Priestdaddy, which was selected one of The New York Times Book Review's ten greatest books of 2017, and two poetry collections, Balloon Pop Outlaw Black and Motherland Fatherland Homelandsexuals, all of which were named New York Times Notable Books. Lockwood's work has appeared in publications such as The New York Times, The New Yorker, The New Republic, and the London Review of Books, where she currently serves as a contributing editor.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780143126522 |
| ISBN 10 | 0143126520 |
| Title | Motherland Fatherland Homelandsexuals |
| Author | Patricia Lockwood |
| Series | Penguin Poets |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Penguin Putnam Inc |
| Year published | 2014-05-27 |
| Number of pages | 80 |
| Prizes | Commended for Midwest Booksellers' Choice Award (Poetry) 2015 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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