When angels speak of love : poems /
American writer Bell Hooks presents fifty poems on love, exploring such themes as desire, seduction, surrender, and the death of a loved one
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Atria Books,
2007
New York : 2007 |
| Edition: | 1st Atria Books hardcover ed |
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| Summary: | American writer Bell Hooks presents fifty poems on love, exploring such themes as desire, seduction, surrender, and the death of a loved one From writer, critic, and popular cultural icon bell hooks comes a seductive portrait of passion in fifty soul-stirring poems "From writer, critic, and popular cultural icon bell hooks comes a seductive portrait of passion in fifty poems." "In this new collection, hooks illuminates our experiences with love - tracing the link between seduction and surrender; the intensity of desire; and the anguish of death."--BOOK JACKET In this beautiful new collection, hooks illuminates our experiences with love -- tracing the link between seduction and surrender; the intensity of desire; and the anguish of death "When Angels Speak of Love" heralds the debut of a major new poet: bell hooks. World renowned for her courageous, provocative intellectual writing and her alluring charisma, hooks poetically engages the erotic imagination -- creating a tapestry of words that are sensual, lush, and profoundly inspiring hooks's previous four titles on the topic of love -- from "All About Love" to "The Will to Change" -- have made her the go-to source for readers longing to bring more love into every aspect of their lives. These words are meant to be read aloud and learned by heart. This ecstatic collection affirms hooks's position as the high priestess of love |
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| Item Description: | This WorldCat-derived record is shareable under Open Data Commons ODC-BY, with attribution to OCLC |
| Physical Description: | 99 p. ; 19 cm 99 pages ; 19 cm |
| ISBN: | 0743456092 1451639759 (pbk.) 1451639759 9780743456098 9781451639759 (pbk.) 9781451639759 |