Anatomical Venus

By (author): Courtney Bates-Hardy

Anatomical Venus is a visceral collection of poems that invoke anatomical models, feminine monsters, and little-known historical figures. It’s a journey through car accidents and physio appointments, 18th century morgues and modern funeral homes. Grappling with the cyclical nature of chronic pain, these poems ask how to live with and love the self in pain. Magic seeps through, in the form of fairy tales, in the stories of powerful monsters, in the introspection of the tarot, and the transcendence of queer love.

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Courtney Bates-Hardy

Courtney Bates-Hardy is the author of House of Mystery (ChiZine Publications, 2016) and achapbook, <1>Sea Foam (JackPine Press, 2013). Her poems have been published in <1>Grain, Vallum,PRISM, and CAROUSEL, among others. She has been featured in Best Canadian Poetry 2021(Biblioasis) and nominated for a Pushcart Prize. She is queer, neurodivergent, and disabled, andone-third of a writing group called The Pain Poets. She lives in Regina, Saskatchewan.


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Anatomical Venus is a visceral collection of poems that invoke anatomical models, femininemonsters, and little-known historical figures. It’s a journey through car accidents and physioappointments, 18th century morgues and modern funeral homes. Grappling with the cyclicalnature of chronic pain, these poems ask how to live with and love the self in pain. Magic seepsthrough, in the form of fairy tales, in the stories of powerful monsters, in the introspection ofthe tarot, and the transcendence of queer love.

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Dimensions:

88 Pages

0.5lb1in5.5in * 8.5in

Published:

April 09, 2024

Country of Publication:

CA

Publisher:

Radiant Press

ISBN:

9781998926060

Book Subjects:

POETRY / LGBTQ+

Language:

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