The Body You’re In
The Body You’re In by Phoebe Wagner, published by Bad Betty Press in 2019, is a collection of poetry that explores the social and sexual uncertainties of contemporary life. This 32-page edition presents Wagner’s unique voice, which combines elements of personal reflection and cultural commentary, creating a nuanced understanding of modern angst through inventive language and imagery.
Readers will find that Wagner’s work engages with themes relevant to women’s studies and feminist theory, weaving together references to therapists, familial myths, and everyday experiences. The poems are described as both visually striking and formally inventive, offering a blend of cleansing and intoxicating qualities that invite deeper contemplation. This edition, printed in English, showcases Wagner’s ability to articulate complex emotions and societal observations in a compelling manner.
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Phoebe Wagner’s poetry is a kind of undressing. Offering up the social and sexual uncertainties of our time, she forges these into a bolder understanding of contemporary angst. Language heady as Plath melts into a precise, Carson-like wit. Wagner’s voice is a reflexive one, referencing therapists, care plans, bingo tickets, pick-up lines, familial myths: ‘Abuela knew I was the devil when I came out like that. / That all of Spain had bled out of me.’ Formally inventive, highly visual, these poems ripple through the mind, at once cleansing and intoxicating.
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