Impunity

By Shelley Stenhouse

In the title poem, the dying mother asks: "Will my daughter be able to come and go with impunity?" Stenhouse's ironically titled collection plays against the backdrop of this mythic riddle. Privilege is tied to punishment: two sides of the same seemingly inescapable coin. In these poems, even nature is seen through a lens of power, money, sex and addiction. These themes and others unfold in images both startling and effortless. We see a poet tackling the big questions, unsatisfied with easy answers, longing for clear borders, for definition, for love and redemption-for impunity. Stenhouse writes with clarity, humor, bravery-her fresh wisdom underscores the visceral details that allow us to see the world as if we have just landed on it.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1935520229
• ISBN13: 9781935520221
• Release Date: January 2011
• Publisher: NYQ Books
• Length: 84 Pages
• Weight: 0.26 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 5.5" x 8.5"