Girl
by
Ruth Padel
Book Details
Format
Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10
1784745804
ISBN-13
9781784745806
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Imprint
Chatto & Windus
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Nov 7th, 2024
Print length
128 Pages
Weight
146 grams
Dimensions
21.50 x 13.60 x 1.30 cms
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A fresh and questioning look at girlhood and its icons, unravelling the millennia of myth woven around girls.
''A sensual exploration of two female archetypes'' Guardian
''One of our most gifted poets ... This is tender and exquisite poetry'' Mona Arshi, author of Small Hands
In Girl, Ruth Padel presents a triptych of interlocking sequences. A moving retelling of the Christian story transforms the Virgin Mary into a girl in a Primark T-shirt, facing a life shaped by divine will. Unearthed from the Cretan labyrinth, a prehistoric Snake Goddess is reshaped at the hands of a male archaeologist.
Between these evocative figures, myth turns personal. Delicately crafted lyrics, sometimes taking adventurous shapes, explore snapshots from the poet’s own life blended with archetypes from India, European fairy tale, ancient Greece and Urban Dictionary: girl as soul, girl as creative energy, girl as the sacred power of nature, vulnerable but unstoppable. ‘Listening to the snowmelt / of the patriarchy’, Girl is an urgent, revelatory work for today.
**A Poetry Book Society Special Commendation**
''Dazzling'' Kim Moore, author of All the Men I Never Married
''Beautiful'' Linda Gregerson, author of The Selvedge
''A sensual exploration of two female archetypes'' Guardian
''One of our most gifted poets ... This is tender and exquisite poetry'' Mona Arshi, author of Small Hands
In Girl, Ruth Padel presents a triptych of interlocking sequences. A moving retelling of the Christian story transforms the Virgin Mary into a girl in a Primark T-shirt, facing a life shaped by divine will. Unearthed from the Cretan labyrinth, a prehistoric Snake Goddess is reshaped at the hands of a male archaeologist.
Between these evocative figures, myth turns personal. Delicately crafted lyrics, sometimes taking adventurous shapes, explore snapshots from the poet’s own life blended with archetypes from India, European fairy tale, ancient Greece and Urban Dictionary: girl as soul, girl as creative energy, girl as the sacred power of nature, vulnerable but unstoppable. ‘Listening to the snowmelt / of the patriarchy’, Girl is an urgent, revelatory work for today.
**A Poetry Book Society Special Commendation**
''Dazzling'' Kim Moore, author of All the Men I Never Married
''Beautiful'' Linda Gregerson, author of The Selvedge
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