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Chavez, MK

 
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Synopsis

In Dear Animal, as in the salutation to a frank and feisty love letter, the poet is a ' pure bird of the street, ' a ' rock dove, ' or maybe ' Joan of Arc, ' in an imperfect, urban, gendered zoology. The poet declares that she studies vaginas, her ' Long Deep Wound.' It's the source of her boundless will and power. She tells us, ' See through me. See the violet of my natural disaster, my exposed boutique, ' demonstrating her knowledge with intimate vignettes, vivid lists, tales of her yearnings and exploits. She says, ' I'm a crime.' But if these gorgeous and graphic poems, full of devotion, read as criminal, sign me up for their poetic justice.' -Joyce Jenkins

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À propos de l'auteur

Oakland-based writer MK Chavez is a champion for public health and social justice. She is the author of several chapbooks, including MOTHERMORPHOSIS (Nomadic Press, 2016). DEAR ANIMAL, is her first full-length collection of poetry. Chavez is co-founder and co-curator of the reading series Lyrics & Dirges, curator of the Fruitvale Friday readings at Nomadic Press, co-director of the Berkeley Poetry Festival, and recipient of a 2016 Alameda County Arts Leadership Award. She believes in literary confrontation and its capacity to challenge all forms of oppression.

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