Ice Cream Headache in my Bone
Author | : de Villiers, Phillippa Yaa |
Publisher | : Modjaji Books |
Total Pages | : 84 |
Release | : 2017-08-16 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781928215325 |
ISBN-13 | : 1928215327 |
Rating | : 4/5 (25 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: In this, her third collection of poetry, Phillippa Yaa de Villiers invokes images of past and present with hypnotic clarity, summoning the heart and heat of memory – painful and happy alike – with the distinct musicality and visceral punch she is known for. Some poems invite contemplation. Question and provoke. Others are elegiac, moments for reverence in a rich, diverse collection that both spans decades and pauses to revel in the intensity and beauty of a single moment. In liquid form that incorporates prose and poetry, de Villiers fearlessly confronts and disrupts, dipping into a wellspring of images that are euphoric and horrifying. At once prophetic and playful, ice cream headache in my bone is an exploration and celebration of language, a definitive collection that yields and responds, burns and soothes, all the while, calling to a longing for truth, and a tongue not tempered by oppression or pain.