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Any Kind of Excuse
Nin Andrews draws upon her childhood experiences of being raised on a farm in Virginia and her haunting dreams of her father in this Southern-flavored collection of poems.
- GenresPoetry
48 pages, Paperback
First published February 1, 2003
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September 22, 2011
Nin Andrews shares girlhood memories about life growing up on Virginia farmland. From tales of first crushes, cows on the loose and young girls headed the same to those of front porch musings and daddy long legs on bedcovers --
"Nights, while Grandma read me parts of the Bible, mostly about Jesus performing miracles, I'd sweep my sheets with my fingers, feeling for bug legs. I never could figure how any insect could walk on those legs, thin and wispy as hairs." --
Andrews writes the most evocative free verse in perfect tone.
"Nights, while Grandma read me parts of the Bible, mostly about Jesus performing miracles, I'd sweep my sheets with my fingers, feeling for bug legs. I never could figure how any insect could walk on those legs, thin and wispy as hairs." --
Andrews writes the most evocative free verse in perfect tone.
December 31, 2011
Nin Andrews is a storyteller. Any Kind of Excuse is a poetic coming-of-age journey that weaves a tapestry of place, family, and a person struggling to establish an individual identity. While this is a short collection, Andrews shows us how powerful a chapbook can be. These poems belong together and should be read all at once on a hot summer afternoon.
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