Fighting Is Like a Wife - Amezcua, Eloisa
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* Fighting is Like a Wife is a Greek tragedy told as a boxing story. The poems speak from three different perspectives: Bobby’s, the narrator (or chorus in the Greek tradition), and—importantly—Valorie’s. While Bobby gained tremendous fame, not much is known about Valorie, and in this collection Eloisa gives her a voice and a story of her own. The poems in Bobby’s voice are are manipulations of direct quotes from the boxer gathered through extensive research, both written and video. * The title of the book comes from a profile of the boxer titled "Fighting Is Like a Wife," by Ralph Wiley for…mehr

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* Fighting is Like a Wife is a Greek tragedy told as a boxing story. The poems speak from three different perspectives: Bobby’s, the narrator (or chorus in the Greek tradition), and—importantly—Valorie’s. While Bobby gained tremendous fame, not much is known about Valorie, and in this collection Eloisa gives her a voice and a story of her own. The poems in Bobby’s voice are are manipulations of direct quotes from the boxer gathered through extensive research, both written and video. * The title of the book comes from a profile of the boxer titled "Fighting Is Like a Wife," by Ralph Wiley for Sports Illustrated, July 11, 1983. * Exquisite, inventive visual poetry that makes for a very interactive reading experience. * In the vein of contemporary poets Elizabeth Alexander, Adrian Matejka, and Gabrielle Calvocoressi. * We’ll be printing physical galleys!
Autorenporträt
Eloisa Amezcua is from Arizona. She is the author of From the Inside Quietly (2018). A MacDowell fellow, Eloisa has published poems and translations in the New York Times Magazine, Poetry Magazine, Kenyon Review, Gulf Coast, the Academy of American Poets Poem-a-Day series, and elsewhere.