Collection: Adult Non Fiction - Languages and Literature

A stunning mix of memoir, reportage, fiction, satire, and critique choreographed by one of Australia's most exciting new poets. Alison Whittaker's BLAKWORK is a powerful collection from which two things emerge; an incomprehensible loss, and the poet's fearless examination of the present. The pie...

An analysis of the cultural impact of Tennessee Williams' most enduring character--Blanche Dubois from "A Streetcar Named Desire"--explores how she helped define themes of womanhood, sexuality, mental illness, and the idealized South.

"With her first full-length poetry collection, Warsan Shire introduces us to a young girl, who, in the absence of a nurturing guide, makes her own stumbling way towards womanhood. Drawing from her own life and the lives of loved ones, as well as pop culture and news headlines, Shire finds vivid, ...