Description
In turn around BRXGHT XYXS, Rosebud Ben-Oni opens by summoning Matarose-her alter-ego "muse on roller skates"-a wildly original voice that channels K-pop, hip hop, and the intersectional mestiza soul of the entire borough of Queens to create a sound-driven howling lyric paean-an ecstatic queer broken love-song that's equal parts Bonnie Tyler and bible, Prince and prayer, and 100% pure desire. Ben-Oni's poems conjure fierce feminist magic to create a simultaneous ode and lament of a book that reminds us we are the sum of all the parts of our selves: our roots and contradictory loves, all the things we're born into and out of, the corporeal experiences we only sometimes choose-and she brings it all home with power, humor, grace, and lines like this: "This is my blood and this / my body this time / you won't betray me / I am your kingdom come."
-Erika Meitner
Author: Rosebud Ben-Oni
Publisher: Get Fresh Books Publishing, a Nonprofit Corp
Published: 09/01/2019
Pages: 61
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.30lbs
Size: 8.80h x 6.90w x 0.20d
ISBN13: 9780998935898
ISBN10: 0998935891
BISAC Categories:
- Poetry | Caribbean & Latin American
- Poetry | LGBTQ+
- Poetry | American | Hispanic & Latino
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