Description
Butcher is a book about love & loss -- about being unapologetic and transparent in grief.
Natasha finds an unexpected solace in the kitchen after losing her best friend and brother, Marcus. Here, using the cuts of the cow as a metaphor Miller, explores addiction, family & tragedy.
Butcher takes the body of a cow and cleaves it into 5 parts: envisioning the cuts as relationship with family members and social forces. Her Mother the rib, her Brother the brisket, her queerness as the tongue and cheek.. Butcher is raw and tender. It's a book that tells the story of a woman who redefined success after losing the most valuable thing to her.
Author: Natasha T. Miller
Publisher: Button Poetry
Published: 02/23/2021
Pages: 88
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.65lbs
Size: 8.30h x 5.50w x 0.30d
ISBN13: 9781943735907
ISBN10: 1943735905
BISAC Categories:
- Poetry | Women Authors
- Poetry | Subjects & Themes | Death, Grief, Loss
- Poetry | American | African American & Black
Natasha finds an unexpected solace in the kitchen after losing her best friend and brother, Marcus. Here, using the cuts of the cow as a metaphor Miller, explores addiction, family & tragedy.
Butcher takes the body of a cow and cleaves it into 5 parts: envisioning the cuts as relationship with family members and social forces. Her Mother the rib, her Brother the brisket, her queerness as the tongue and cheek.. Butcher is raw and tender. It's a book that tells the story of a woman who redefined success after losing the most valuable thing to her.
Author: Natasha T. Miller
Publisher: Button Poetry
Published: 02/23/2021
Pages: 88
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.65lbs
Size: 8.30h x 5.50w x 0.30d
ISBN13: 9781943735907
ISBN10: 1943735905
BISAC Categories:
- Poetry | Women Authors
- Poetry | Subjects & Themes | Death, Grief, Loss
- Poetry | American | African American & Black