Trouble the Water (Paperback)

"'Expect poison of the standing water,' Blake warned, highlighting the dangers of imaginative stagnation. I'm now tempted to believe that Blake himself has sent us Derrick Austin and his remarkable collection, Trouble the Water. At once gospel and troubadour song, these deeply spiritual and expansively erotic poems are lucid, unflinching, urgent. This is an extraordinary debut." --Mary Szybist, winner of the National Book Award Rich in religious and artistic imagery, Trouble the Water is an intriguing exploration of race, sexuality, and identity, particularly where self-hood is in constant flux. These intimate, sensual poems interweave pop culture and history--moving from the Bible through several artistic eras--to interrogate what it means to be, as Austin says, fully human as a "queer, black body" in 21st century America.

General

Imprint:	B O a Editions, Limited
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	April 2016
Authors:	Derrick Austin
Foreword by:	Mary Szybist
Dimensions:	228 x 152 x 8mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	96
ISBN-13:	978-1-942683-04-9
Categories:	Books
LSN:	1-942683-04-9
Barcode:	9781942683049

Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate? Let us know about it.

Does this product have an incorrect or missing image? Send us a new image.

Is this product missing categories? Add more categories.

Review This Product

No reviews yet - be the first to create one!