In the circus of you
Subtitle: an illustrated novel-in-poems
By: poems by Nicelle Davis ; artwork by Cheryl Gross
Publisher: Rose Metal Press
Published: 2015
Place of publication: Brookline, MA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 94
ISBN-13: 9781941628003
Work titles: Poems
Description: "In the circus of you is a deliciously distorted fun house of poetry and art by Nicelle Davis and Cheryl Gross. Both private and epic, this novel-in-poems explores one woman's struggle while interpreting our world as a sideshow, where not only are we the freaks, but also the on-lookers wondering just how "normal" we are--or ought to be. Davis' poetry and Gross' images collaborate over the themes of sanity, monogamy, motherhood, divorce, artistic expression, and self-creation to curate a menagerie of abnormalities that defines what it is to be human. The universe of this book is one in which dead pigeons talk, clowns hide in the chambers of the heart, and the human body turns itself inside out to be born again as a purely sensory creature. This grotesquely gorgeous peep show opens the velvet curtains on the beautiful complications of life."--Provided by publisher.