Voyage of the Sable Venus : and other poems / Robin Coste Lewis.
Voyage of the Sable Venus : and other poems / Robin Coste Lewis.
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Publisher
New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2015.
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G 2015/4118
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Language
English
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Physical content
x, 142 pages ; 25 cm.
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Plantation -- On the road to Sri Bhuvaneshwari -- Mother Church No. 3 -- verga: -- The Wilde woman of Aiken -- The mothers -- From: To: -- Beauty's nest -- Red all over -- Dog talk -- Let me live in a house by the side of the road and be a friend to man -- Summer -- Voyage of the Sable Venus. Prolog...
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Publisher
New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2015.
Edition
First edition.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
2015.
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Summary
"A stunning poetry debut: this meditation on the black female figure throughout time introduces us to a brave and penetrating new voice. Robin Coste Lewis's electrifying collection is a triptych that begins and ends with lyric poems considering the roles desire and race play in the construction of the self. The central panel is the title poem, 'Vo...
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Voyage of the Sable Venus : and other poems / Robin Coste Lewis.
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Author / Creator
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"This is a Borzoi book."
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G 2015/4118
Record Identifier
74VKR0EXxXmb
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKR0EXxXmb
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ISBN
9781101875438 hardcover
1101875437 hardcover
DDC
811.6
MMS ID
991023268389702626
