Old Monarch
Poems
$22.65
- Paperback
96 pages
- Release Date
7 July 2021
Summary
A stirring debut poetry collection from Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter Courtney Marie Andrews, exploring love, loss, resilience, and self-discovery with unflinching honesty and lyrical grace.
Some people are like monarch butterflies—solitary by nature, on a passionate search for somewhere. Critically acclaimed songwriter Courtney Marie Andrews presents her first poetry collection.
This poetry collection reads like a transformation, me, the narrator, being the figurative Ol…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781524865627 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1524865621 |
| Author: | Courtney Marie Andrews |
| Publisher: | Andrews McMeel Publishing |
| Imprint: | Andrews McMeel Publishing |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 96 |
| Release Date: | 7 July 2021 |
| Weight: | 113g |
| Dimensions: | 10mm x 127mm x 203mm |
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Critics Review
”…many of her [Andews’s] poems read like the country song of my dreams.” (Goodreads)
”…many of her [Andews’s] poems read like the country song of my dreams.” (Goodreads)
“This collection is relatable not because Andrews’ experiences, family circumstances, or geographical influences are necessarily common, but because she places her experience(s) so close to us—in relation to the reader, in skin-to-skin proximity. Storytelling is a craft long perfected by musicians, matriarchs, heroes. Old Monarch very much taps into the folklores of the American frontier, but its motivation diverges from these stereotypically male-driven stories…the stories being told in this collection are not of victory, conquest or horror, but of self-discovery and growth—more pedagogical in nature than as entertainment. As the protagonist and narrator, Andrews charts her life and the lineage of women and loved ones who shaped her, mixing the storyteller tone with that of the oracle.” (Cleveland Book Review)
Courtney Marie Andrews
Courtney Marie Andrews is an Arizona-born poet and critically acclaimed songwriter. Old Monarch is Andrews’s first book of poetry and centers around themes of longing and a desire to belong while excavating scenes from her childhood in the American Southwest.
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