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Paperback. In Dear Animal, as in the salutation to a frank and feisty love letter, the poet is a pure bird of the street, a rock dove, or maybe Joan of Arc, in an imperfect, urban, gendered zoology. The poet declares that she studies vaginas, her Long Deep Wound. It s the source of her boundless will and power. She tells us, See through me. See the violet of my natural disaster, my exposed boutique, demonstrating her knowledge with intimate vignettes, vivid lists, tales of her yearnings and exploits. She says, I m a crime. But if these gorgeous and graphic poems, full of devotion, read as criminal, sign me up for their poetic justice. -Joyce Jenkins Poetry. Women's Studies. DEAR ANIMAL, is a re-imagination of the Linnaean taxonomy from a feminist perspective. This collection is a love letter to the resilient feral female and an exploration of the myriad Animalia that dwell in the margins. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.