Thou - by Aisha Sasha John (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Poetry. African American Studies. Following the successful reception of her first book, THE SHINING MATERIAL, comes Aisha Sasha John's THOU, a powerful collection of three long, narrative poems exploring the social space that exists between the self and others. Using the language that connects these two states of being, THOU investigates the idea of "you"--what it is and what it means to say "you," the stories we make of our own multiple "yous," and by extension, the "you" an author can make of her own book. Building on the emotionally charged language of John's previous work, THOU will tantalize readers' senses, and will provoke comparisons to such acclaimed poets as Anne Carson (especially <em>Glass, Irony and God</em>) and Alice Notley.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>Following the successful reception of her first book, <i> The Shining Material, </i> comes Aisha Sasha John's <i>THOU</i> -- a powerful collection of two long, narrative poems exploring the social space that exists between the self and others. Using the language that connects these two states of being, <i>THOU</i> investigates the idea of you -- what it is and what it means to say you, the stories we make of our own multiple yous, and by extension, the you an author can make of her own book. Building on the emotionally charged language of John's previous work, <i>THOU</i> will tantalize readers' senses, and will provoke comparisons to such acclaimed poets as Anne Carson (especially <i>Glass, Irony and God</i>) and Alice Notle<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>Aisha Sasha John's <i>THOU</i> re-plays that archaic pronoun as a constantly present movement and rhythm of attention: moments. These lines of poetry shakeï¿1/2a little as the I narrates and choreographs a monologue of the self in motion; each page is the dance floor and John's words break through the I-as-you with anticipation and grace.<br> - Fred Wah <p/><i>THOU</i> is physical, fearless in its vulnerabilities, a sensing amid thought's most succulent folds. <i>THOU</i> is a choreography of irresolute bodies, the insistent shifting of their positions. Aisha Sasha John is a poet of centrifugal energy, of reverberant intimacy. <br> - Michael Nardone <p/>John is brilliant at communicating. She's also really funny. Poems don't get more direct and precise and unforgettable than this.<br> -The National Post <p/>...a truly beautiful book and a rare gift...<br> - Broken Pencil <p/>To read this book is to experience the poem happening to you - and to want in.<br> - Gillian Jerome for 49th Shelf - -<br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>Aisha Sasha John is a dancer and poet. She is the author of THOU (BookThug 2014) and The Shining Material (BookThug 2011). She lives in Toronto.
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