Ask Me About the Future
Author(s): Rebecca Jessen
Full of zest and flair, Jessen's poems map constellations of desire, loss and longing. Riffing on the future (which isn't what it used to be), dating apps, despair, Bonnie Tyler, Taylor Swift and the lesbian bachelorette, they are set in interstellar queer utopias, maternity wards and single beds. Jessen's edgy, scintillating poems urge us all to be a 'little gay' and to celebrate existence inall its multiplicity. These are poems of sly surprises, radical vulnerability, dark-edged humour and vast originality that gently encourage readers to acknowledge past traumas while forging ahead to embrace the future. Following Jessen's award-winning verse novel, Gap,this collection confirms her as a major talent of her generation.
Product Information
Shortlisted NSW Premier's Kenneth Slessor Prize for Poetry 2021
Shortlisted for the VIC Premier’s Award for Poetry 2021
General Fields
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- : University of Queensland Press
- : University of Queensland Press
- : 0.102
- : 01 February 2020
- : .9 Centimeters X 12.9 Centimeters X 19.7 Centimeters
- : 01 March 2020
- : books
Special Fields
- : Rebecca Jessen
- : Paperback
- : Apr-20
- : English
- : 96