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Poetry Women Authors

Safe Words

by (author) Michelle Brown

Publisher
Palimpsest Press
Initial publish date
May 2018
Category
Women Authors, Canadian
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9781926794723
    Publish Date
    May 2018
    List Price
    $18.95

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Description

From a student's confrontation with a teenage streaker, to a company man's complete undoing at his summer party, Michelle Brown's Safe Words finds rich darkness in happy partnerships. A maiden name is "handed down / like a sweater", a taxi ride "ends... at someone else's life". Played against a backdrop of pop culture, late-night swagger and vivid imaginary landscapes, Safe Words is the rare poetic debut that delivers passion and control, wielding humour and empathy in equal parts.

About the author

Originally from Victoria, BC, Michelle Brown lives in Toronto with her husband and three-legged dog Bo. Previously shortlisted for CV2's Young Buck poetry prize and longlisted for the CBC poetry prize, Safe Words (Palimpsest Press, 2018) is her first full-length collection.

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