Acquista eBook Life of the Party
By Olivia Gatwood
i'm a good girl, bad girl, sad girl, dream girlgirl next door sunbathing in the
drivewayi wanna be them all at once, i wanna be all the girls i've ever
lovedLauded for the power of her writing and having attracted an online fan
base of millions for her extraordinary spoken-word performances, Olivia
Gatwood is a thrilling new voice in contemporary feminist poetry. In Life of the
Party, she weaves together her own coming of age with an investigation into our
culture's romanticization of violence against women. In precise, searing
language?at times blistering and riotous, at times soulful and exuberant?she
explores the boundary between what is real and what is imagined in a life
saturated with fear. How does one grow from a girl to a woman in a world
wracked by violence? Where is the line between perpetrator and victim? What
is the meaning of bravery? Visceral and haunting, this multifaceted collection
illustrates that what happens to our bodies makes us who we are.
