Description
| Product ID: | 9781643620763 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | Eruptions of Inanna |
| Subtitle: | Justice, Gender, and Erotic Power |
| Authors: | Author: Judy Grahn |
| Page Count: | 288 |
| Subjects: | Poetry by individual poets, Poetry by individual poets |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating WINNER of the Association for the Study of Women and Mythology's Sarasvati Nonfiction Book Award!WINNER of PEN Oakland's Reginald C. Martin Award for Excellence in Criticism!Path-breaking lesbian poet & scholar Judy Grahn returns to the stories of Inanna the Mesopotamian goddess of erotic love and justice to reimagine the contemporary world. WINNER of the Association for the Study of Women and Mythology’s Sarasvati Nonfiction Book Award!
In her trademark lusciously erotic writing, Judy Grahn illuminates eight dramatic stories exploring the Mesopotamian goddess Inanna’s power and relevance for contemporary queer feminist audiences. Psychologically rich, morally and ethically exhilarating, passionate and full of life, these stories reimagine central western myths, including the book of Job and Gilgamesh with women and queer people as central actors. In every sentence, Grahn proves how revisiting origin stories is a vital world-making activity. |
| Imprint Name: | Nightboat Books |
| Publisher Name: | Nightboat Books |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2021-07-08 |