Rump + Flank
Rump + Flank by Carol Harvey Steski, published by NeWest Press in 2021, is a debut poetry collection that delves into the multifaceted nature of the body across various forms, including human, animal, and plant. This 96-page work presents a unique exploration of the experiences bodies endure, particularly focusing on female perspectives, and addresses themes of pleasure, hope, loss, and trauma through a fantastical lens.
Readers will encounter a blend of humor, sensuality, and striking absurdities within these poems, which are underpinned by nostalgia and elements of feminist rage. The collection features vivid imagery and organic rhythms that create a visceral reading experience, inviting reflection on the complexities of existence. With its focus on themes relevant to social science and feminism, Rump + Flank offers a thought-provoking examination of the body in its many forms.
Official synopsis Publisher
Carol Harvey Steski’s tenacious and unapologetic debut, rump + flank, explores the body in nature’s many incarnations: human, animal, plant, microbe, even chemical. The result is a fantastical poetic work that sheds light on what bodies–especially female ones–endure, probing the full range of experiences from pleasure and hope to deep loss and trauma.
These poems are piercingly humorous, sexy, and peppered with startling absurdities, but are grounded by an undercurrent of nostalgia (and a soupçon of feminist rage): mercury reproduces like funhouse mirrors, oysters are whole notes dropped into eternal song, cancer is a surly character taking and discarding lovers, a domestic chore turns dark as a mother channels her inner Lady Macbeth. Lush imagery melds with organic rhythms to spawn a visceral experience, a tendon-and-muscle-driven engine that readers can feel racing within their own bodies.
Publisher
Topics
FAQ
What is “Rump + Flank” about?
Who is the author of “Rump + Flank”?
When was “Rump + Flank” published?
What is the ISBN for “Rump + Flank”?
What are the book details (language, pages, edition)?
