Gold Light Shining
Gold Light Shining by Bebe Ashley is a debut collection of poetry published by Banshee Press in 2020. This 60-page work is written in English and delves into the complexities of contemporary life, drawing inspiration from the internet’s vast landscape. The poems illuminate themes of celebrity, obsession, sexuality, and coming of age, particularly through the lens of figures like Harry Styles, creating a vivid exploration of modern culture.
Readers will find a unique blend of perceptive and witty reflections that traverse the surreal highs and absurd lows of celebrity culture. The collection captures the essence of youth and yearning while emphasizing the significance of the communities we create. With influences ranging from music to web series, Gold Light Shining presents a fresh voice in literature and poetry, showcasing how pop culture can disrupt and enrich our everyday experiences.
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In her debut collection of poetry, Bebe Ashley spins gold from the detritus of the internet. A landscape often depicted as a wasteland is illuminated in poems that explore celebrity, obsession, sexuality, coming of age, and that charismatic enigma, Harry Styles. Inspired by sources as diverse as Styles’s track listings, Scandi webseries Skam, and One Direction newsletters, Ashley spins us across continents on a tour of the surreal highs and absurd lows of celebrity culture. These are poems of youth and yearning, yet they’re suffused with the hard-won wisdom that the communities we build can be as meaningful as the families we’re born into. Perceptive, witty, and exuberant, Gold Light Shining introduces an essential new voice; one that captures how pop culture’s Technicolor joy disrupts our greyscale world.
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