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Grabbed: Poets & Writers on Sexual Assault, Empowerment & Healing

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Grabbed: Poets & Writers on Sexual Assault, Empowerment & Healing

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A gender-inclusive anthology of poetry and prose that addresses the physical and psychological act of being "grabbed," or in any way assaulted.

The #MeToo movement, the infamous Access Hollywood tape, and the depraved and hypocritical actions of celebrities, politicians, CEOs, and other powerful people have caused people all over the nation to speak out in outrage, to express allegiance for the victims of these assaults, and to raise their voices against a culture that has allowed this behavior to continue for too long.

The editors asked writers and poets to add to the conversation about what being "grabbed" means to them in their own experience or in whatever way the word "grabbed" inspired them. What they received are often searing, heart-rending works, ranging in topic from sexual misconduct to racial injustice, from an unwanted caress to rape, expressed in powerful, beautifully crafted prose and poetry.

The writers represented here, some very well known, such as Rita Dove, Jericho Brown, Eileen Miles, Ana Menendez and Sapphire, as well as some newer voices not yet fully discovered, have mined their collective experiences to reveal their most vulnerable moments, and in some cases, to narrate moments that they have had previously been unwilling or unable to speak of. What results is a collection of emotional, hard-hitting pieces that speak to the aftermath of violation--whether mental, emotional, or physical.

Book Details

ISBN:
9780807071847
Binding:
Paperback
Pages:
240
Authors:
Richard Blanco
Published Date:
2020-10-06
Language:
English

About Richard Blanco

Richard Blanco read One Today at President Obama's second inauguration in 2013, the fifth inaugural poet in United States history and the first Latino, immigrant, and openly gay person in the role. Born in Madrid, Spain, he grew up in Miami and studied engineering and creative writing at Florida International University, earning his MFA there. His collection City of a Hundred Fires (University of Pittsburgh Press, 1998) won the Agnes Lynch Starrett Poetry Prize. Later books include How to Love a Country (Beacon Press, 2019). He received the Paterson Poetry Prize and the 2021 National Humanities Medal.

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