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Holy Moly Carry Me

Holy Moly Carry Me Poems - American Poets Continuum Series

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Publisher's Synopsis

  • Holy Moly Carry Me is the fifth collection by Erika Meitner, a 2009 National Poetry Series winner for her collection Ideal Cities.
  • HOT TOPICS: contemporary politics, gun control/gun culture, school shootings, parenthood, infertility, biracial adoption (current series in NY Times), natural disasters, religion.
  • Strong regional/national appeal: The collection focuses heavily on life in Appalachia and offers the unique perspective of a Jewish author living in the heart of "Trump country" (i.e., the coal/Bible Belt region of rural Virginia). Meitner offers a nuanced look at gun culture and Appalachian voters that will be of interest to urbanites and coastal readers. Several poems also describe Meitner's returning to New York City after living in rural Appalachia.
  • Meitner's work is confessional, autobiographical, political, narrative, sincere, and accessible. Her work is deeply engaged with the present zeitgeist and offers a window into contemporary US culture via an immensely personal look at an individual's life. The collection engages with a wide range of subjects and will appeal to a broad audience.
  • Parenthood is a strong theme throughout the collection, particularly struggles with fertility and her family's decision to adopt a child of another race. Meitner also describes the anxiety many mothers face over school shootings, racial prejudice, and raising children in an uncertain world.
  • Meitner is well-connected to poets and reviewers throughout the US. Her previous BOA collection received a starred review in Publishers Weekly and was reviewed in The Rumpus and The New York Times Magazine, among others.
  • Unique perspective: Jewish author living in the heart of "Trump country"; a daughter of refugees & the granddaughter Holocaust survivors reflecting on current refugee crisis.
  • Meitner has connections to Jewish community centers, universities, and bookstores throughout the Eastern United States, with particularly strong connections in New York City, Virginia, North Carolina, Florida, and Detroit.

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    Book information

    ISBN: 9781942683629
    Publisher: BOA Editions Ltd.
    Imprint: BOA Editions
    Pub date:
    Edition: First edition
    DEWEY: 811.6
    DEWEY edition: 23
    Language: English
    Number of pages: 108
    Weight: 216g
    Height: 177mm
    Width: 228mm
    Spine width: 10mm

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