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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Poetry. Slyly sexual, intense and funny, in WHAT SNAKES WANT Kita Shantiris strips secrets of their power by telling them. Running away and returning, burying and unearthing, she--and a cast that includes abused siblings, desperate spinsters, and an army medic--struggle to escape their shadows. Throughout, Shantiris' startling use of language animates her portraits. A psychologist who runs a non-profit mental health center, Shantiris faces trauma, yearning, love and loss head on. WHAT SNAKES WANT traverses a menacing, bleak landscape as its characters shed their ghosts. Sensuous love poems follow. Full of word play and mischief, never have oranges, or the word dictum, been racier. The haunting elegies in the final section breathe life into the dead. Fearless and compassionate, WHAT SNAKES WANT shines light in our dark places. You will return to these haunting poems again and again. Something edgy and intense haunts Kita Shantiris' poems, always threatening to flare up just outside their frames. Like a great auteur, she teases us with implication, with slow builds, the sneaky reveal, with what you can't yet see. Or, she'll give us a flash of aftermath, letting us glimpse a tub of red water where the violence has already taken place. Carefully orchestrating her pace, Shantiris lets things dawn on us, which contributes to the sense of delicious discovery one has in reading this collection. Wanderlust, an ode to coffee shops, an erotic poem set in a gaudy Laundromat, a child lying in bed hearing her abusive father come home.it's all here, articulate, compressed, suspenseful. It takes brandy to center me/glowing alone here. The reader will likely find herself glowing along with these poems.--Amy Gerstler, author of National Book Critics Award winner Bitter Angel and other collections Kita Shantiris is a poet whose work in this book glows with a naked, scalpel- sharp intelligence and a refreshing delight in language. Full of startlingly good poems--The Last Lake comes to mind and the title poem, especially--WHAT SNAKES WANT is a fine collection, and one of the most exciting I have read in recent years.--Patrick Chapman, poet, writer and screenwriter--including A Promiscuity of Spines: New and Selected Poems One could spend a lifetime with Kita's new and powerfully personal book of poetry, WHAT SNAKES WANT. The poems speak of a life replete with love, loss, pain, honesty, insight, longing, sensuality, and a deep unabashed unsentimental appreciation for the very gift of life itself. The poems are accessible yet abound with rich imagery, beautifully wrought observations of the natural world and of our very human behavior, and they do so with an intensity of feeling and care that ultimately resound with hope as they reach in and touch the soul.--Ed Harris, actor, screenwriter, director.…

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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. It's a well-cared-for item that has seen limited use. The item may show minor signs of wear. All the text is legible, with all pages included. It may have slight markings and/or highlighting.

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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Poetry. Slyly sexual, intense and funny, in WHAT SNAKES WANT Kita Shantiris strips secrets of their power by telling them. Running away and returning, burying and unearthing, she--and a cast that includes abused siblings, desperate spinsters, and an army medic--struggle to escape their shadows. Throughout, Shantiris' startling use of language animates her portraits. A psychologist who runs a non-profit mental health center, Shantiris faces trauma, yearning, love and loss head on. WHAT SNAKES WANT traverses a menacing, bleak landscape as its characters shed their ghosts. Sensuous love poems follow. Full of word play and mischief, never have oranges, or the word dictum, been racier. The haunting elegies in the final section breathe life into the dead. Fearless and compassionate, WHAT SNAKES WANT shines light in our dark places. You will return to these haunting poems again and again. Something edgy and intense haunts Kita Shantiris' poems, always threatening to flare up just outside their frames. Like a great auteur, she teases us with implication, with slow builds, the sneaky reveal, with what you can't yet see. Or, she'll give us a flash of aftermath, letting us glimpse a tub of red water where the violence has already taken place. Carefully orchestrating her pace, Shantiris lets things dawn on us, which contributes to the sense of delicious discovery one has in reading this collection. Wanderlust, an ode to coffee shops, an erotic poem set in a gaudy Laundromat, a child lying in bed hearing her abusive father come home.it's all here, articulate, compressed, suspenseful. It takes brandy to center me/glowing alone here. The reader will likely find herself glowing along with these poems.--Amy Gerstler, author of National Book Critics Award winner Bitter Angel and other collections Kita Shantiris is a poet whose work in this book glows with a naked, scalpel- sharp intelligence and a refreshing delight in language. Full of startlingly good poems--The Last Lake comes to mind and the title poem, especially--WHAT SNAKES WANT is a fine collection, and one of the most exciting I have read in recent years.--Patrick Chapman, poet, writer and screenwriter--including A Promiscuity of Spines: New and Selected Poems One could spend a lifetime with Kita's new and powerfully personal book of poetry, WHAT SNAKES WANT. The poems speak of a life replete with love, loss, pain, honesty, insight, longing, sensuality, and a deep unabashed unsentimental appreciation for the very gift of life itself. The poems are accessible yet abound with rich imagery, beautifully wrought observations of the natural world and of our very human behavior, and they do so with an intensity of feeling and care that ultimately resound with hope as they reach in and touch the soul.--Ed Harris, actor, screenwriter, director.…

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paperback. Condition: Very Good. library markings.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Former library book; May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

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Paperback. Condition: As New. No Jacket. Pages are clean and are not marred by notes or folds of any kind. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Inscribed by author on title page. Very good condition. Minor edgewear. All intact. No writing or marking. Not Ex-Library. Inscribed by Author(s).

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Paperback. INSCRIBED TO PREVIOUS OWNER AND SIGNED BY AUTHOR. Pages are clean and unmarked. Covers show very minor shelving wear. (Libro de bolsillo. INSCRITO AL ANTERIOR DUEÑO Y FIRMADO POR EL AUTOR. Las páginas están limpias y sin marcar. Las cubiertas muestran un desgaste de estantería muy pequeño.; 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Ships same or next business day. Signed by Author.…

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Condition: good. A copy that has been read, remains in good condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. The spine and cover show signs of wear. Pages can include notes and highlighting and show signs of wear, and the copy can include "From the library of" labels or previous owner inscriptions. 100% GUARANTEE! Shipped with delivery confirmation, if you're not satisfied with purchase please return item! Ships via media mail.…

Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

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Soft cover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 26 pp. Stapled stiff paper cover. Light cover wear. Text clean, no tears.