Her Kind

Author:   Cindy Veach
Publisher:   CavanKerry Press
ISBN:  

9781933880877


Pages:   96
Publication Date:   22 October 2021
Format:   Paperback
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Unique poems that bring history to life by weaving narratives of the Salem Witch Trials with stories of contemporary women.   Set against the historical backdrop of the Salem Witch Trials, Her Kind is a book about women: women viewed as witches, women making their own choices, women fighting for freedom, women who are innocent, and women who are used or disregarded by their cultures. The lyrical poems in this collection skillfully braid together narratives of the female victims of the Salem Witch Trials with stories of contemporary women viewed as witches for their personal histories, their political circumstances, or for speaking out and making their own choices. A blend of lyrical and narrative poems, Her Kind celebrates women refusing the victim role and reclaiming their magic.

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Author:   Cindy Veach
Publisher:   CavanKerry Press
Imprint:   CavanKerry Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.40cm , Height: 0.90cm , Length: 23.00cm
Weight:   0.174kg
ISBN:  

9781933880877


ISBN 10:   1933880872
Pages:   96
Publication Date:   22 October 2021
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In stock   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

I, Witch Rose of Jericho Spectral Evidence Elizabeth Howe of Sorrows I Have Seen Women Manipulate Men with Just a Twitch of Their Eye Rebecca Nurse of the Accused In the Snare of the Devil You Are Witnessing the Single Greatest Witch Hunt in American Political History Dear Moon Contradiction Express At the Threshold A Crazed, Crying Lowlife and a Dog Apparition Blessed Teresa of Calcutta Declared a Saint Before Huge Crowd at the Vatican Margaret Scott of Children Lost Reasons You Might Have Been Accused of Being a Witch in 1692 Tornado Warning Ogre Our Lady of Perpetual Compassion Pretending Kindness I, Kikimora Oomancy Triggers Witch Hunt Mary of the Blessed Innocent I, Circe He Damaged Me No Collusion Wife/Witch In Search Of Such a Nasty Woman Woman Climbs Statue of Liberty in Protest Practice the Spell: Divorce I Filed for Divorce & Sundry Other Acts of Witchcraft Therefore I, Chedipe What Bird Was That For Leaving Watching the News in My Attorney's Waiting Room I Don't Know. I Don't Know Poem the Day After Kavanaugh is Confirmed to the Highest Court in the Land Gallows Project Team Verifies Site of Salem Witch Trials Hangings Witch Dungeon Museum Trump Has Called the Investigation a Witch Hunt 84 Times You've Got to Deny, Deny and Push Back on These Women Obstruction of Justice Taylor Swift Makes Forbes Power Women List Spell He Punishes Me with Flowers Settlement I, Hecate Notes Acknowledgements

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"“Her Kind, with its nod to Sexton’s dark fairy tale of sisterhood, is an essential book of our age, as women are once again endangered and marginalized, as we must equate silence with ‘trouble, / a brewing.’ These powerful portraits and tragic stories remind us—not only do people take selfies where women were murdered and convert dungeons into tourist traps—but ‘Some things are not // meant to be forgotten,’ and every woman, in order to survive, must conjure her strongest self. This is a stunning collection of poems.” -- Jennifer Militello, author of ‘The Pact’ “Rarely do I read a book all in one sitting then want to run out into the world yelling, You’ve got to read these poems!, but such is the case with Cindy Veach’s newest collection, Her Kind. Grounded with poems about the Salem Witch Trials, Veach moves from historical to personal to political without missing a beat. A chronicle of women’s histories—our losses, what was stolen, and ultimately, our strength in what we take back. Her Kind is a stunning collection of lyrical, powerful, and poignant poems, where we aren’t at the top of a hill looking down at what happened, we are immersed in the stories and—We climb with her. We climb with her. Her Kind is a book that reminds every woman to never let anyone take her magic—an absolute must-read and an essential collection for every bookshelf.” -- Kelli Russell Agodon, author of ‘Dialogues with Rising Tides’ “Her Kind, Cindy Veach’s powerful second collection, emphasizes why poetry is essential. Her impeccable ear, her reclaiming of the witch myths from the Salem Witch Trials, the end of her long marriage intertwined with this country’s fraught political landscape make us more aware of the world around us. She reconciles history while living it by using voices from the past to infuse the present. These gritty, lyrical poems continually enrich and surprise. Veach’s writing is transformative. How lucky we are to witness this book as it ‘shape shifts, becomes bells, fingers, spires, becomes omen.’” -- January Gill O’Neil, author of ‘Rewilding’ ""What does it mean for a woman to be considered a witch? How does the patriarchal image of problematic women as witches endure across history, and into the present day? And how can reclaiming this image become for a contemporary woman a source of resistance and empowerment, without erasing the marks of suffering and loss? These are the concerns of Cindy Veach’s powerful new collection Her Kind... While the subject matter is gripping, one of the book’s greatest strengths is Veach’s mastery of craft and form. One aspect of this is certainly her graceful integration of seventeenth-century discourse into modern verse, allowing it to sing in its strangeness. Beyond that, the poems shift shape throughout, flexing their own verbal magic."" * Ocean State Review *"


Her Kind, with its nod to Sexton's dark fairy tale of sisterhood, is an essential book of our age, as women are once again endangered and marginalized, as we must equate silence with 'trouble, / a brewing.' These powerful portraits and tragic stories remind us--not only do people take selfies where women were murdered and convert dungeons into tourist traps--but 'Some things are not // meant to be forgotten, ' and every woman, in order to survive, must conjure her strongest self. This is a stunning collection of poems. --Jennifer Militello, author of 'The Pact' Her Kind, Cindy Veach's powerful second collection, emphasizes why poetry is essential. Her impeccable ear, her reclaiming of the witch myths from the Salem Witch Trials, the end of her long marriage intertwined with this country's fraught political landscape make us more aware of the world around us. She reconciles history while living it by using voices from the past to infuse the present. These gritty, lyrical poems continually enrich and surprise. Veach's writing is transformative. How lucky we are to witness this book as it 'shape shifts, becomes bells, finger, spires, becomes omen.' --January Gill O'Neil, author of 'Rewilding' Rarely do I read a book all in one sitting then want to run out into the world yelling, You've got to read these poems!, but such is the case with Cindy Veach's newest collection, Her Kind. Grounded with poems about the Salem Witch Trials, Veach moves from historical to personal to political without missing a beat. A chronicle of women's histories--our losses, what was stolen, and ultimately, our strength in what we take back. Her Kind is a stunning collection of lyrical, powerful, and poignant poems, where we aren't at the top of a hill looking down at what happened, we are immersed in the stories and--We climb with her. We climb with her. Her Kind is a book that reminds every woman to never let anyone take her magic--an absolute must-read and an essential collection for every bookshelf. --Kelli Russell Agodon, author of 'Dialogues with Rising Tides'


Author Information

Cindy Veach is the author of Gloved Against Blood and the chapbook Innocents. Her poems have appeared in the Academy of American Poets, AGNI, Michigan Quarterly Review, Sugar House Review, The Journal, Salamander, Nimrod International Journal, Solstice Literary Magazine, and Poet Lore, among others.

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