Earthquake Came to Harlem (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781935520344)

Nuanced yet aggressive, EARTHQUAKE CAME TO HARLEM is a tour-de-force of NYC poetry. From Harlem to Bensonhurst, from a budget hairdresser to the junkie under the corner scaffold, Sheeler (a lifelong New Yorker) allows the people and places she knows so well to engage with the larger universe. In this collection, God is both a prostitute and a suicide bomber; Star Trek a lifeline to sanity amidst the chaos of family dysfunction; police are variously family, foe and rescuers. Using language as musical as it is precise, Sheeler's poems animate an unexpected world--one you might not want to step into, but can't tear your eyes away from once you do.

Author: Jackie Sheeler
ISBN-10: 1935520342
ISBN-13: 9781935520344
Publisher: NYQ Books
Language: English
Published: 10/01/2010
Pages: 120
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.33lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.25d