My Art Is Killing Me and Other Poems

by Dawn Amber

In her novels, poetry, and prose, Amber Dawn has written eloquently on queer femme sexuality, individual and systemic trauma, and sex work justice, themes drawn from her own lived experience and revealed most notably in her award-winning memoir How Poetry Saved My Life.In this, her second poetry collection, Amber Dawn takes stock of the costs of coming out on the page in a heartrendingly honest and intimate investigation of the toll that artmaking takes on artists. These long poems offer difficult truths within their intricate narratives that are alternately incendiary, tender, and rapturous.In a cultural era when intersectional and marginalized writers are topping bestseller lists, Amber Dawn invites her readers to take an unflinching look at we expect from writers, and from each other.This publication meets the EPUB Accessibility requirements and it also meets the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG-AA). It is screen-reader friendly and is accessible to persons with disabilities. A Simple book with few images, which is defined with accessible structural markup. This book contains various accessibility features such as alternative text for images, table of contents, page-list, landmark, reading order and semantic structure.

144 pages, Kindle Edition

Published May 5, 2020

Reviews

[Lys · Rating 5 out of 5]

Jesus, this was so good.
But I do need to contact a goodreads librarian about it because it is filed incorrectly. Annoyingly, the notes on my Kindle link to this book and not the one filed correctly.
Raw, beautiful prose. Thoughtful social commentary. Amusing reflections about the nature of writing. Meta-commentary within the poems.
It was REALLY DAMN GOOD.
highly recommend.
But her name is Amber Dawn, FYI.

[Katie Kuntzman · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.5