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A Body Made of You
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ISBN10: 1908058005
ISBN13: 9781908058003
Publisher: Penned In The Margins
Published: Mar 30 2011
Pages: 82
Weight: 0.25
Height: 0.20 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
ISBN13: 9781908058003
Publisher: Penned In The Margins
Published: Mar 30 2011
Pages: 82
Weight: 0.25
Height: 0.20 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
Melissa Lee-Houghton's A Body Made of You is a series of poems written for other writers, artists, strangers, lovers and friends.
The process began by interviewing each muse, and then working from photographs and in a couple of cases, paintings of them or by them. Charged with sexuality and an uncomfortable sense of the strange, this debut collection introduces a powerful new voice in poetry. Melissa Lee-Houghton's highly original and innovative debut might be considered an epistolary tour-de-force, split into fifteen sections dealing with Others identified only by their forename... they conjure relationships and exchanges, memories and transgressions in strikingly off-kilter, compelling narratives that often contain piercingly memorable lines... It is an extraordinary achievement and a must-read book for 2011.Chris Hamilton-Emery Melissa Lee-Houghton's highly original and innovative debut might be considered an epistolary tour-de-force, split into fifteen sections dealing with Others identified only by their forename. We begin to see those named through the refractions and concerns of the poems, as they conjure relationships and exchanges, memories and transgressions in strikingly off-kilter, compelling narratives that often contain piercingly memorable lines. The final Other of the collection is actually a sublime self-portrait played out in the form of an interview and indeed the whole book can be seen as an extended interview or interrogation of intimacy. It is an extraordinary achievement and a must-read book for 2011.
Chris Hamilton-Emery Melissa Lee-Houghton's A Body Made Of You is a restless book; images pile high full of a deep questioning of the friends, lovers and strangers who populate these poems. This collection is an intense 'naming of parts' made of body, soul, and memory.
John Siddique I feel alive when I read Melissa's poetry. It is raw, anthropological and sassy. Sympathetic studies of character, gender and address that poke, prod, irritate and echo...
David Caddy Melissa Lee-Houghton was born in Wythenshawe, Manchester in 1982. Her poetry, short fiction and reviews have been published in literary magazines such as Succour, The Short Review, Magma and Tears in the Fence. She lives in Blackburn, Lancashire.
Chris Hamilton-Emery Melissa Lee-Houghton's A Body Made Of You is a restless book; images pile high full of a deep questioning of the friends, lovers and strangers who populate these poems. This collection is an intense 'naming of parts' made of body, soul, and memory.
John Siddique I feel alive when I read Melissa's poetry. It is raw, anthropological and sassy. Sympathetic studies of character, gender and address that poke, prod, irritate and echo...
David Caddy Melissa Lee-Houghton was born in Wythenshawe, Manchester in 1982. Her poetry, short fiction and reviews have been published in literary magazines such as Succour, The Short Review, Magma and Tears in the Fence. She lives in Blackburn, Lancashire.
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