Odd Beauty, Strange Fruit

by Susan Swartwout

Southern poetry with a gothic twist

A Southerner by birth, Susan Swartwout's history and writing are steeped in the gothic elements of quotidian life in the Deep South, a celebration of difference and the uncommon odd beauties who embellish our plain lives. These poems explore the lives of freaks celebrities of Southern fairs' sideshows such as conjoined twins Chang and Eng Bunker's married lives, the Fat Lady's work schedule, Tom Thumb's...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1941799051
• ISBN13: 9781941799055
• Release Date: October 2015
• Publisher: Brick Mantel Books
• Length: 68 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"