The Dead in Daylight - Softcover

Gee, Melody S

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1943899010 ISBN 13: 9781943899012

Publisher: Cooper Dillon Books, 2016

Synopsis

from Tina Chang: "A fiercely feminine blood runs through these poems. Of wire, of salt, of harvest, of motherhood, of daughterhood, and all that these elements lay claim to. Gee reveals an astonishing voice that is equal parts ferocious and tender. This book builds a generous fire where origin is praised and where history shines beyond the flame."

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Review

Tina Chang writes: "A fiercely feminine blood runs through these poems. Of wire, of salt, of harvest, of motherhood, of daughterhood, and all that these elements lay claim to. The Dead in Daylight reveals an astonishing voice that is equal parts ferocious and tender. Melody S. Gee's collection builds a generous fire where origin is praised and where history shines beyond the flame." Eduardo C. Corral writes: "Melody S. Gee's poems reveal the tethers and the hooks of the past. Beautifully strange and intimate, her language maps the push and pull of motherhood and familial history. A deftly chiseled voice speaks and sings in this book; it's a voice that's original and immediate. Striking images attend to both the uncanny and the sublime. In one poem, we're given 'a forest of doors.' In another, the 'throat shiver of music.' The Dead in Daylight is one of the best books I've read this year."

Edition details

• Publisher: Cooper Dillon Books
• Publication date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1943899010
• ISBN 13: 9781943899012
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 68