Bøger af Cassandra Dallett

book of poetry that explores the devastation of breaking up a family and breaking out of shame short narrative poems

This is the first in a series of chapbook length releases by the Pedestrian Press which will feature Bay Area poets of note. The Waters Wars was previously published in a limited edition (10 copies only) release, as a collaboration between Pedestrian and Gorilla Press. The text has been revised and expanded, with new poems added, making it more than double the size of the original. These poems are an exciting new part of Dallett's body of work. She writes with eloquence about the drought, her concerns as the mother of a young black man in a country where police violence and the prison industrial complex affect that group disproportionately, among other topics relating to sex, race, class, gentrification, and issues of human identity in general. Dallett's signature poetic voice continues to evolve in unexpected ways.

Cassandra Dallett has been published extensively in print and online, and is the author of numerous books of poetry. A five time Pushcart Prize nominee, she is the facilitator of the ONTWOSIX writing workshop, the host of the reading series "Moondrop Productions Presents" and "the Badass Bookworm's Lit Loft," and the host of the "Badass Bookworm" podcast on 75 Girls Records. She lives in Oakland, CA.

Full-length collection of contemporary love poetry by Oakland, CA Beast Generation poet Cassandra Dallett, exploring the "Bad Sandy" appeal in love and in relationships. In the words of the poet, "These poems tell the story of a woman who comes to find that it wasn't really a Danny Zuko she needed to love her, but her own sweet-crazy Bad Sandy self."