Silent Refusal: Essays on Contemporary Feminist Writing
Silent Refusal: Essays on Contemporary Feminist Writing
by Kristina Marie Darling
Softcover / 150 p. / Essays
ISBN: 978-1-9395684-1-0
In this collection of smart and accessible essays, Kristina Marie Darling delves deeply into the idea of difficulty in contemporary women’s poetry. Through close engagement with work from women, non-binary writers, and writers of color, Darling argues that textual difficulty constitutes a provocative reversal of power. This dynamic and compelling reading will change how you think about contemporary poetry and its subversive possibilities.
“Her prose is lovely, graceful, and evocative. . . . Darling is making a name for herself with these inventive collections; whenever I see her name on a book, I know it will be something new and different and enjoyable.”
“The language, and the essays themselves, will open your eyes and break your heart.”
“You read, and you enter her worlds: it’s a sort of hypnosis.”
“In its precision of language and deeply human, personal engagement, Darling’s work reaches directly and profitably to the contextual questions of intention and meaning.”
“Her essays are among the best I’ve ever read.”
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