![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Stone builds much of her thematic tension through cinching together seemingly disparate forces: God and domestic violence the Devil and homesickness Christian testimonials and hotel blowjobs. The collection was selected by Gary Copeland as winner of the 2016 Idaho Prize and published by Lost Horse Press in 2017. Sitting in a café the other day, I found myself smiling while rereading her debut collection What It Done to Us I handed the book to a friend, who burst out laughing within seconds. Many of her poems are dramatic monologues, addressing the reader directly, and her work is musically deft, grotesque, grotesquely funny, and a total pleasure to read. Her poetry is voice-driven, deeply rooted in place, narrative in all the best ways, and tough as fuck. Essy Stone: write it down if you have to, but don’t forget the name. ![]()
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