National Book Critics Circle Award Finalist Adding to the Latina tradition, Carmen Gim nez Smith, politically aware and feminist-oriented, focuses on general cultural references rather than a sentimental personal narrative.
On writing about downgrading into human, she says, Then what? Amorality, osteoporosis and not even a m.
Phrases such as the caustic domain of urchins and the gelatin shiver of tea\'s surface take the poems from lyrical images to comic humor to angry, intense commentary.
As she references such disparate cultural figures as filmmaker Lars Von Trier, Annie from the film Annie Get Your Gun, Nabokov\'s Lolita, facebook entries and Greek gods, they appear as part of the poet\'s cultural critique.
The author engages in mythology and art history, musically wooing the reader with texture and voice.
She speaks of sexual politics and family in a fierce, determined tone voracious in its opinions about freedom and responsibility.
Adding to the Latina tradition, Carmen Gim nez Smith, politically aware and feminist-oriented, focuses on general cultural references rather than a sentimental personal narrative.
Deftly blending a variety of tones and styles, Gim nez Smith\'s poems offer a daring and evocative look at deep cultural issues.
Her poems take the reader to unusual places as she uses rhythm, images, and emotion to reveal the narrator\'s personality.
Revealing a long view of gender issues and civil rights, the author presents a clever, comic perspective.
Gim nez Smith\'s poetic arsenal includes rapier-sharp wordplay mixed with humor, at times self-deprecating, at others an ironic comment on the postmodern world, all interwoven with imaginative language of unexpected force and surreal beauty.
On writing about downgrading into human, she says, Then what? Amorality, osteoporosis and not even a marble estuary for the ages.
Phrases such as the caustic domain of urchins and the gelatin shiver of tea\'s surface take the poems from lyrical images to comic humor to angry, intense commentary.
As she references such disparate cultural figures as filmmaker Lars Von Trier, Annie from the film Annie Get Your Gun, Nabokov\'s Lolita, Facebook entries and Greek gods, they appear as part of the poet\'s cultural critique.
The author engages in mythology and art history, musically wooing the reader with texture and voice.
She speaks of sexual politics and family in a fierce, determined tone voracious in its opinions about freedom and responsibility.
National Book Critics Circle Award Finalist Adding to the Latina tradition, Carmen Gim nez Smith, politically aware and feminist-oriented, focuses on general cultural references rather than a sentimental personal narrative
