Susanna Childress writes with an earnest desire to understand things physical and things spiritual. What results is a first collection of provocative, honest poetry that explores various human predicaments: a cancer-ridden wife, an explosive father, an infertile couple, various sexual aggressors, a missing girl. Such careful portraiture provokes the reader to consider the complexity of human love: how selfishness, fear, lust and even brutality might coincide with tenderness and loyalty. Ms. Childress's writing is refreshingly naive and clear, her voice essentially inquisitive. She is brave enough to look at the darkness of the world, but she is more courageous to hope.
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“Susanna Childress writes at the cutting edge of the long tradition of love poetry. Her poems often involve tense negotiations between a sharp cultural intelligence and a body that craves its fulfillment. She writes with grace about love and lust, and she unfailingly delivers rhythmic and linguistic pleasures to her lucky readers as they follow the course of these inquisitive, unpredictable poems.”—Billy Collins
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Susanna Childress is finishing her Ph.D. in creative writing at Florida State University and this is her first book. She lives in Tallahassee.
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This review is from: Jagged with Love (Brittingham Prize in Poetry) (Paperback)
In this collection, Susanna Childress reveals so much. I can not get over it. It's evocative and raw, but also down-to-earth, relatable, and inspiring. These passionate pages teem with poems talking about sex, God, love, and the various insecurities that come with being both human and female. As a man, this book has not only opened me up to the female mind, but I think it's helped me understand some things more. It's obvious that, whether or not she is using a narrator, she writes from the heart, and sometimes the heart isn't the healthiest. This is poetry that compels and challenges and makes me, as an aspiring writer, wish I could write like this. If you're a fan of poetry, of wordplay, or of the expression of the human condition, pick this up. You won't regret it.
Also, if you have the chance to here her read, do it. I was lucky enough to, and it was a blessing. She has an innocent charm and hopeful air about her. Take that as you will.
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This review is from: Jagged with Love (Brittingham Prize in Poetry) (Paperback)
This is one of my favorite books of poetry. I cannot wait for House of Awe to come out in October. I will be ordering it and pushing it on my friends. I'm sure, once they read the very first piece, they'll feel as lucky as I have to access Childress's delicious images, very human themes, and elegant lines.
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This review is from: Jagged with Love (Brittingham Prize for Poetry) (Hardcover)
This book is just plain wonderful poetry. You will be amazed when you look at her picture in the back of this book and see how young she is. Her skill with words is so far beyond her years. She weaves such amazing word pictures together that before you know it, you are lost deep within the pages of this book. She has been given a gift and this book showcases it well. She is a blessing to read.
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