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Not Vanishing

by Chrystos · 1988

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In her first collection, Chrystos's passionate, vital poems address self-esteem, survival, pride in her Menominee heritage, and the loving of women.

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"The honesty and fierceness ... [is] a thunder that clears the air."

-Audre Lorde

Genre
LGBTlesbian
Themes
LGBTdiversitywomengendermental health
Setting
Canada
Audience
adult
Length
short · 120 pages
Form
poetry

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