Patient.

by Bettina Judd

Book Overview

" J. Marion Sims, the legendary, now controversial, 19th century gynecologist looms large in Bettina Judd's recent collection Patient. Sophisticated, complex, haunting, Patient. beckons readers to remember, to feel, to think deeply, to discover, to probe. Slavery's stench, the bodies of Black women, death, scientific racism, memory-these themes link the poems in extraordinary ways. Judd is a masterful new poet. Patient. is unforgettable...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1625579233
• ISBN13: 9781625579232
• Release Date: October 2014
• Publisher: Black Lawrence Press
• Length: 104 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.4" x 8.3"