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01830aam a2200301Ii 4500 001 1950D0AE803411ED944134D030ECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20221220010056 008 221118s2022 sa b 000 p eng d 020 $a 1991209134 020 $a 9781991209139 035 $a (OCoLC)1350951727 040 $a Z@L $b eng $e rda $c Z@L $d X$@ $d IaU $d SILO 050 4 $a PR9365.72 $b .S76 2022 100 1 $a Strang, Linda Ann, $e author. 245 10 $a Star reverse / $c by Linda Ann Strang. 264 1 $a Cape Town, South Africa : $b Dryad Press, $c 2022. 300 $a ix, 88 pages ; $c 21 cm 490 1 $a The Dryad Press living poets series 520 $a "Verbal precision is the best way to describe this compelling and daunting collection, where poetry and all the known demands of writing poetry are constantly deconstructed. In a no-nonsense approach devoid of self-pity, Strang utilises wry acerbic humour coupled with a fine technical skill to debunk commonly held perceptions on an array of topics including femicide and gender-based violence, physical and mental illness/death, childhood and aging, sex and sexuality, and armed conflict and political violence. It is a complex, brilliant volume of poetry blending the intellectual with the intuitive, utilising an array of inter-texts including fairy tales, the tarot, the Bible, and art in various forms, interwoven with primordial wisdoms and mythology"--Provided by Publisher. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references. 505 0 $a Zubenelhakrabi -- Vega -- Tislit -- Capella -- Betelgeuse -- Antares. 650 0 $a South African poetry (English) 655 7 $a Poetry. $2 lcgft 830 0 $a Dryad Press living poets series. 941 $a 1 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20231117021832.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=1950D0AE803411ED944134D030ECA4DBInitiate Another SILO Locator Search