| Author: | Michelle Brown | ISBN: | 9781989287064 |
| Publisher: | Palimpsest Press | Publication: | April 1, 2018 |
| Imprint: | Palimpsest Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Michelle Brown |
| ISBN: | 9781989287064 |
| Publisher: | Palimpsest Press |
| Publication: | April 1, 2018 |
| Imprint: | Palimpsest Press |
| Language: | English |
From a student's confrontation with a teenage streaker, to a company man's complete undoing at his summer party, Michelle Brown's Safe Words finds rich darkness in happy partnerships. A maiden name is "handed down / like a sweater", a taxi ride "ends... at someone else's life". Played against a backdrop of pop culture, late-night swagger and vivid imaginary landscapes, Safe Words is the rare poetic debut that delivers passion and control, wielding humour and empathy in equal parts.
From a student's confrontation with a teenage streaker, to a company man's complete undoing at his summer party, Michelle Brown's Safe Words finds rich darkness in happy partnerships. A maiden name is "handed down / like a sweater", a taxi ride "ends... at someone else's life". Played against a backdrop of pop culture, late-night swagger and vivid imaginary landscapes, Safe Words is the rare poetic debut that delivers passion and control, wielding humour and empathy in equal parts.
