Star Cursed by Jessica Spotswood
The Waiting Girl explores the exterior and interior landscapes as they apply to identity, specifically celebrating the Appalachian South and Cape Cod. The poems in this collection carry readers from the cracked red earth of Georgia to the cobblestone streets of Nantucket. Through these bold environments, Ganaway delves into the nuances of mania and melancholia, illuminating the bittersweet nature of bipolar disorder, and raising awareness of this still largely misunderstood state of being. The Waiting Girl You best believeI am fit as a dandelion, facing the day
in a crown of gold, my roots rough-hewn,
knurled as a hand saw. And yet I wait,
thrusting the frost, suckling the minutes
until you see me. You placed your faith
in a cloud of seedlings, not expecting this--
this erect scattering like a thorned prayer,
feckless, yours.
Spotswood (Editor), Jessica: - Jessica Spotswood is the editor of A Tyranny of Petticoats: 15 Stories of Belles, Bank Robbers & Other Badass Girls and the author of several books for young adults. She lives in Washington, D.C., where she works as a children's library associate for the D.C. Public Library.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780399257469 |
| ISBN 10 | 0399257462 |
| Title | Star Cursed |
| Author | Jessica Spotswood |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | G. P. Putnam's Sons |
| Year published | 2013-06-18 |
| Number of pages | 384 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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