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The Never Girl

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The Never Girl

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In this mesmerizing collection, Stacy Stephens invites readers into a world where raw emotion meets unflinching observation. With the precision of a watchmaker and the soul of a wanderer, Stephens crafts poems that illuminate the often overlooked corners of human experience.From small-town streets lined with "clapboard houses" to conversations held in "Black Cadillacs," these poems traverse the landscape of memory, desire, and quiet desperation. Stephens gives voice to those existing on society's margins-the dreamers, the outcasts, and those suspended between what was and what might have been."The Never Girl" captures fleeting moments with startling clarity: a notebook-carrying girl who believes her words "stitch the world together," southern women whispering fantasies in sleepy towns, and the unspoken weight of lives unlived. With influences echoing Anne Sexton and Sylvia Plath, Stephens creates a tapestry of images that linger like "moon beams" unfolding their fingers at dawn.This collection serves as both mirror and window-reflecting our shared humanity while offering glimpses into worlds we might otherwise never see. Through language both accessible and profound, Stephens reminds us that poetry still holds the power to illuminate truth in an age of uncertainty.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
74
Release Date:
2025-06-20
Publication Date:
2025-06-20
Publisher:
Stacy Stephens
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN13:
9798231813148
Weight:
106 g
Height:
140 cm
Width:
216 cm
Thickness:
4 cm
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