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Under Her Skin by Lindy Ryan, Linda D. Addison, Toni Miller
4.0
In the debut poetry showcase from Black Spot Books, this collection showcases a diverse cast of women from all backgrounds; cis, trans, non-binary, and brings them together to create something unique and compelling.
Using horror and haunting imagery to convey the real-life fears of women all over the world - getting truly under the skin of the unspoken horrors and ripping into some darkly uncomfortable subjects. From sexual liberation, violence, bodily autonomy, fertility, self-harm and body image, underneath the eerie metaphors there is something that every woman will be able to connect with on a deeper level.
Rather than obvious monsters, most of the poems in this collection are a subtle horror - the chill in your spine, the fear that something is lurking, an unrest deep in your bones which stays in your mind long after you've turned the page. With a range of styles and prose, from classic to contemporary, from winding and story-like to short and concise - you may not like every style but you're sure to find something to connect with.
Evocative, darkly alluring and able to reach in and touch the hearts of its readers, I can't wait for the next collection.
Using horror and haunting imagery to convey the real-life fears of women all over the world - getting truly under the skin of the unspoken horrors and ripping into some darkly uncomfortable subjects. From sexual liberation, violence, bodily autonomy, fertility, self-harm and body image, underneath the eerie metaphors there is something that every woman will be able to connect with on a deeper level.
Rather than obvious monsters, most of the poems in this collection are a subtle horror - the chill in your spine, the fear that something is lurking, an unrest deep in your bones which stays in your mind long after you've turned the page. With a range of styles and prose, from classic to contemporary, from winding and story-like to short and concise - you may not like every style but you're sure to find something to connect with.
Evocative, darkly alluring and able to reach in and touch the hearts of its readers, I can't wait for the next collection.