Overview

Through a poetic expression of a bildungsroman, this collection explores the formative years of childhood and young womanhood, from innocent doe-eyed child to sexualized object to scorned woman. Abby N. Lewis presents a persuasive collection on the female coming-of-age experience and the psychological tolls of growing up as a young woman in the American South.

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""'She keeps all her secrets / hidden inside like a bouquet' ('Sown Woman'). Sometimes questioning, sometimes defiant, sometimes sure, Abby Lewis's Aquakineticist traverses personal history and explores the ache of living--questioning, as we all do, the decisions she has made. This collection is a poignant reminder of both the joys and insecurities of growing up where 'Grandma can't afford / to pay the real trash man, but she / still places four silver quarters in / my hand' ('Angel Food Cake'). Lewis captures the magic of the ordinary in poems such as 'The Essence of Lounging, ' as the speaker considers her relationship with gravity. 'On Identity' explores the discovery of self and others when she is asked, 'Would you rather be a flower or a weed?' Passionate and self-aware, Lewis seizes each moment of the past, both good and bad, through poetry before 'another memory / disintegrates' ('Memories Ablaze'). This collection is one you will read again and again."" --KB Ballentine, author of All the Way Through and Spirit of Wild

Author Information

Abby N. Lewis is a poet from Dandridge, Tennessee. She is the author of the poetry collection Reticent (2016) and two chapbooks. She holds several master's degrees. Her creative work has appeared in over a dozen journals and magazines, most notably Timber. Her book reviews and interviews can frequently be found on Chapter 16's website. Keep up with her on her website, freeairforfish.com.

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