A poetry collection exploring identity, authority, and mid-life through revision and cultural references.
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A poetry collection exploring identity, authority, and mid-life through revision and cultural references.
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"Kevin Connolly{u2019}s new collection extends its author{u2019}s investigation of identity, authority, intention, and authenticity. What is a public poetry? In an age of tweets and trolls, what should it even try to be? Through revision, redaction, ventriloquism, homage, self-sabotage, and outright plunder, the poems in Connolly{u2019}s Xiphoid Process interrogate the alleged futility and alleged insight of mid-life. Are we who we are simply because we{u2019}d otherwise be nothing? Or are we (m...
What's Inside
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Romance & sex
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Minor references to sexuality possible in poetic imagery.
Violence & gore
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Minor violent imagery may appear in metaphorical contexts.
Profanity
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Occasional strong language possible in contemporary themes.
Substance use
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Brief mentions of alcohol or drugs may occur in cultural references.
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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Possible minor references to LGBTQ+ identity in thematic exploration.
Religious content
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No evidence found in available sources.
Magic & witchcraft
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Occult / demonology
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Political content
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Moderate social and cultural commentary likely in public poetry themes.
Self-harm / suicide
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Minor references to existential despair may appear in mid-life themes.
Abuse & suffering
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Minor mentions of personal or societal suffering possible in poems.
Other
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