Nonbinary Bird of Paradise

by Emilia Phillips

Nonbinary Bird of Paradise shakes its tail feathers, reveling in a body that cannot be contained in gender binaries. Its opening sequence re-imagines the Judaeo-Christian Eve as a queer person who, instead of eating of the proverbial forbidden fruit, conjures a femme lover: "God made man / in his own image, / so they say. / So I made a beloved / in mine," she says. Eve's power triggers a jealous God to manipulate Adam toward behaviors of toxic masculinity...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1629222763
• ISBN13: 9781629222769
• Release Date: April 2024
• Publisher: University of Akron Press
• Length: 95 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 8.8"