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Why Things Burn

by Daphne Gottlieb · 2001

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For many performance poets, the simple act of writing down the words can kill a poem's spirit and energy. Not so with Daphne Gottlieb. In Why Things Burn, Gottlieb tackles sexuality, lesbian issues, rape, urban life, and a host of other topics with the same power of her live performances.

Genre
LGBTLGBTMore like thisLess of this
Themes
LGBTLGBTMore like thisLess of thisfeminismfeminismMore like thisLess of this
Setting
2000s2000sMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
short · 150 pages
Form
poetrypoetryMore like thisLess of this

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