| Title | : | No(Body) |
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| ISBN | : | - |
| Language | : | English |
| Format Type | : | Chapbook |
| Number of Pages | : | 15 |
| Publication | : | First published April 26, 2019 |
so you can wake up in the morning and put on
your lipstick and high heels and pray
to something up in the sky although you don’t
trust the sky anymore and really, the only
thing you trust is a man named Fox
but even he disappoints you sometimes.
No(Body) Reviews
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"Writing poetry about pop culture is a gift and Joanna C. Valente shares their poetic skills in this magnificent chapbook No(body). This Brooklyn poet connects with their love of Scully, Mulder, and Walter Skinner with such spectacularly memorable lines as “all tangled by ivy and dirt and breath.” Two of my favorites in this collection are inspired by cartoons as Valente shows their love of Meatwad and Skeeter Valentine with some enchantingly animated lines as “our moms. Will be quivering in the dark like crystalline guitars.” Joanna C. Valente’s pop culture inspired verses are music to my ears. Speaking of music, “Beyoncé Says” is the most empowering poems in this collection. You can feel the singer’s presence throughout every line of this dynamic poem. “Because everything looks better in reflection” is one of my favorite lines in this outstanding collection. What makes No(body) an electrifying revelation is the way Valente embraces the sounds, the sights, and the memories of shows we love by reflecting them with their unique timelessly vivid voice that light up the pages of this riveting collection. If you are a devoted fan of the X-Files, Adult Swim cartoons, and Beyoncé, then Joanna C. Valente’s No(body) is the poetry chapbook you must devour and experience over and over again.”
— Adrian Ernesto Cepeda is the author of Flashes & Verses…Becoming Attractions and Between the Spine.
