Promised Instruments

by Kristiana Rae Colon

Taking its cue from Toni Morrison's declaration that "language alone protects us from the scariness of things with no names" Kristiana Col n's promised instruments stitches its own definitions for what is granted, what is surrendered, what is pilfered, and what is reclaimed. Her poems plumb the problem of woman's sexuality, sexual agency, mental health, and consent with piercing musicality and disarming vulnerability. promised instruments invites...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0810128918
• ISBN13: 9780810128910
• Release Date: January 2013
• Publisher: Northwestern University Press
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 4.8" x 7.0"