{"product_id":"smear-poems-for-girls-paperback","title":"Smear: Poems for Girls - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGreta Bellamacina\u003c\/b\u003e (Compiled by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA vivid, powerful anthology of poems by and for young women, giving voice to a new generation of international poets, with themes of feminism, empowerment, resilience, confidence, and integrity.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSMEAR: Poems For Girls\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e presents a curated, all-female lineup of poets from different countries and addresses issues of trauma, survivorship, independence, and body positivity. As described on Dazed.com: \u003ci\u003e\"The poetry collection celebrating the imperfect, frank woman, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eSMEAR\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e is chronicling the voices of women, unapologetically confronting self-image, body autonomy and our relationships with each other.\" \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe first North American edition of \u003ci\u003eSMEAR\u003c\/i\u003e will include an expanded selection of poems from international woman poets.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eGreta Bellamacina is an actress, filmmaker, and poet. She was born in London and made her acting debut in \u003ci\u003eHarry Potter and the Goblet of Fire\u003c\/i\u003e at the age of thirteen. She trained at RADA, where she performed a variety of lead theatre roles, before going on to get a B.A. in English at King's College London. Her feature film \u003ci\u003eHurt by Paradise\u003c\/i\u003e is currently in post-production. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs a poet, Greta Bellamacina was shortlisted as Young Poet Laureate in 2014 for her debut collection, \u003ci\u003eKaleidoscope\u003c\/i\u003e. In 2015, she edited \u003ci\u003eOn Love\u003c\/i\u003e, a survey of contemporary British love poetry from Ted Hughes to the present. The same year, she published \u003ci\u003ePerishing Tame\u003c\/i\u003e, her first collection with New River Press, \"a dazzling meditation on motherhood, female identity, ennui and love,\" which she launched at The Shakespeare \u0026amp; Company in Paris. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 2016, she published a collection of collaborative poetry with Robert Montgomery: \u003ci\u003ePoints for Time in the Sky\u003c\/i\u003e, a pyschogeographical journey through modern Britain, and a rare example of collaborative poetry in British literature. The same year, she edited \u003ci\u003eSmear, \u003c\/i\u003e an anthology of contemporary feminist poetry. \u003ci\u003eDazed \u003c\/i\u003esaid the collection \"unapologetically confronts self-image, body autonomy and our relationships with each other, celebrating the imperfect, frank woman.\" In 2018, she was commissioned by the National Poetry Library to write a group of poems for their Odyssey series--modern mediations on Homer's \u003ci\u003eOdyssey\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAndy Warhol's \u003ci\u003eInterview \u003c\/i\u003emagazine says Greta \"is garnering critical acclaim for her way with words and her ability to translate the classic poetic form into the contemporary creative landscape.\"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 192\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.2 x 5.8 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 07, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47459391733938,"sku":"9781524854089","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/a3242e2cf66589622d9dcba9fef7bf07.webp?v=1778901753","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/smear-poems-for-girls-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}