Description
A hard-knuckled look at the other half, this collection of lively poems mix a girl-about-town cockiness with an all-too-rare emotional honesty about men, love, and relationships. Whether the subject is a one-man chimney demolition, the lifelong fidelity of seahorses, a lover at war in Afghanistan, or a kickboxing match, Lahey confronts the enduring disconnect between the sexes in a language that is slangy and quick, punctuated with jabs. She eyes those moments-- in a day, in a life-- when the normal clues we rely on disappear, shifting the line between domesticity and danger.
Author: Anita Lahey
Publisher: Signal Editions
Published: 09/01/2023
Pages: 80
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.30lbs
Size: 7.50h x 5.00w x 0.50d
ISBN13: 9781550656220
ISBN10: 1550656228
BISAC Categories:
- Poetry | Canadian
- Poetry | Women Authors
Author: Anita Lahey
Publisher: Signal Editions
Published: 09/01/2023
Pages: 80
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.30lbs
Size: 7.50h x 5.00w x 0.50d
ISBN13: 9781550656220
ISBN10: 1550656228
BISAC Categories:
- Poetry | Canadian
- Poetry | Women Authors
About the Author
Anita Lahey is the author of The Mystery Shopping Cart: Essays on Poetry and Culture and two poetry collections: Spinning Side Kick and Out to Dry in Cape Breton. An award-winning magazine journalist, her most recent book, The Last Goldfish: A True Tale of Friendship, was a finalist for the Ottawa Book Award. Lahey serves as series editor of the annual anthology, Best Canadian Poetry. She lives in Ottawa with her family.