Full Description
Unique poems that bring history to life by weaving narratives of the Salem Witch Trials with stories of contemporary women.
Set against the historical backdrop of the Salem Witch Trials, Her Kind is a book about women: women viewed as witches, women making their own choices, women fighting for freedom, women who are innocent, and women who are used or disregarded by their cultures. The lyrical poems in this collection skillfully braid together narratives of the female victims of the Salem Witch Trials with the experiences of contemporary women viewed as witches for their personal histories, their political circumstances, or for speaking out and making their own choices. A blend of lyrical and narrative poems, Her Kind celebrates women refusing the victim role and reclaiming their magic.
Contents
I, Witch
Rose of Jericho
Spectral Evidence
Elizabeth Howe of Sorrows
I Have Seen Women Manipulate Men with Just a Twitch of Their Eye
Rebecca Nurse of the Accused
In the Snare of the Devil
You Are Witnessing the Single Greatest Witch Hunt in American Political History
Dear Moon
Contradiction Express
At the Threshold
A Crazed, Crying Lowlife and a Dog
Apparition
Blessed Teresa of Calcutta Declared a Saint Before Huge Crowd at the Vatican
Margaret Scott of Children Lost
Reasons You Might Have Been Accused of Being a Witch in 1692
Tornado Warning
Ogre
Our Lady of Perpetual Compassion
Pretending Kindness
I, Kikimora
Oomancy Triggers Witch Hunt
Mary of the Blessed Innocent
I, Circe
He Damaged Me
No Collusion
Wife/Witch
In Search Of
Such a Nasty Woman
Woman Climbs Statue of Liberty in Protest
Practice the Spell: Divorce
I Filed for Divorce & Sundry Other Acts of Witchcraft Therefore
I, Chedipe
What Bird Was That
For Leaving
Watching the News in My Attorney's Waiting Room
I Don't Know. I Don't Know
Poem the Day After Kavanaugh is Confirmed to the Highest Court in the Land
Gallows Project Team Verifies Site of Salem Witch Trials Hangings
Witch Dungeon Museum
Trump Has Called the Investigation a Witch Hunt 84 Times
You've Got to Deny, Deny and Push Back on These Women
Obstruction of Justice
Taylor Swift Makes Forbes Power Women List
Spell
He Punishes Me with Flowers
Settlement
I, Hecate
Notes
Acknowledgements
