Author

Publication

2015 - University of Nebraska Press, Nebraska

Language

English

Word Count

21,000 words, Guess

Page Count

84 pages

Identifiers

  • ISBN-100803266863
  • ISBN-139780803266865
  • Library of Congress Control Number2014041573
  • OCLC Control Number894747595
  • Better World Books9780803266865
and 1 more

Classifications

  • DDC811/.6
  • LCCPS3615.S53 A6 2015
  • LCCPS3615.S53A6 2015

Description

"Winner of the Sillerman First Book Prize for African Poets, The Kitchen-Dweller's Testimony is based on a Somali insult: jiko muufo. Translated literally as "kitchen flatbread," the insult criticizes those women who love domestic work so much that they happily watch bread rise. This collection of poems examines the varied ways women navigate gender roles, while examining praise for success within roles where imagination about female ability is limited. The Kitchen-Dweller's Testimony is about love and longing, divorce, distilled desire, and all the ways we injure ourselves and one another. "-- "Poetry collection interested in how women navigate gender roles"--

Subjects

Series Statement

  • African Poetry Book Series

Other Editions

  • The kitchen-dweller's testimonyUniversity of Nebraska Press2015

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