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Poetry Women Authors

I Wanted to Be the Knife

Extended Edition

by (author) Sara Sutterlin

Publisher
Metatron Press
Initial publish date
May 2016
Category
Women Authors, Canadian, Love
Recommended Age
14 to 18
Recommended Grade
9 to 12
Recommended Reading age
16 to 18
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9781988355009
    Publish Date
    May 2016
    List Price
    $16.00

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Description

Sara Sutterlin’s I Wanted to Be the Knife picks at the bones of modern romance by exploring the disappointments of intimacy and the loneliness of dissolving relationships. Her poems are brutal, funny and full of tender, ugly details that remind us of the compromises we make with ourselves and each other when in love.

About the author

Contributor Notes

Sara Sutterlin is the author of three poetry books: I Wanted To Be The Knife (Metatron Press, 2015), Baveuse (Electric Cereal, 2015) and Baby (Metatron Press, 2017). She is the founder and editor in chief of Leste Magazine (2016-) and Doof Magazine (2019-)

Excerpt: I Wanted to Be the Knife: Extended Edition (by (author) Sara Sutterlin)

I know I could have said Anything but instead I said Yes

Editorial Reviews

“The best opening line of the year.”

“Hard to put down.”

"Poetry made of sexuality, power, and nerve.”

"The caustic feminism of the book prevails.”