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Life of the Party

$15.95

Olivia Gatwood, 2019

Published by Dial

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Description

A dazzling debut collection of raw and explosive poems about growing up in a sexist, sensationalized world, from a thrilling new feminist voice.

Lauded for the power of her writing and having attracted an online fan base of millions for her extraordinary spoken-word performances, Olivia Gatwood now weaves together her own coming-of-age with an investigation into our culture’s romanticization of violence against women. At times blistering and riotous, at times soulful and exuberant, Life of the Party explores the boundary between what is real and what is imagined in a life saturated with fear. Gatwood asks, How does a girl grow into a woman in a world racked by violence? Where is the line between perpetrator and victim? In precise, searing language, she illustrates how what happens to our bodies can make us who we are.

Praise for Olivia Gatwood

Delicately devastating, this book will make us all ‘feel less alone in the dark.’

— Miel Bredouw, writer and comedian, Punch Up the Jam

I’ve read every poem in Life of the Party. I’ve read each of them more than once. In some parts of the book the spine is already breaking because I’ve spent so much time poring over it and losing hours in this world Olivia Gatwood has partly created, but partly just invited the reader to enter on their own, caution signs be damned. This book is enlightening, inspiring, igniting, and f***ing scary. I loved every word on every page with a ferocity that frightened me.

— Madeline Brewer, actress, The Handmaid’s Tale, Orange Is the New Black, and Cam

About Olivia Gatwood

Olivia Gatwood is a nationally touring poet, performer, and educator from Albuquerque, New Mexico. Her work has been featured on HBO and Verses & Flow, as well as in Muzzle Magazine, Bustle and The Huffington Post, among others…. MORE

Additional information

Weight6.4 oz
Dimensions8.18 × 5.52 × .47 in
Publication Date

August 20, 2019

Format

Page Count

176

Author Hometown

Santa Cruz, California

ISBN

978-1-984801-90-6

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