Twisted Velvet Chains

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Product Details
Price
$11.99
Publisher
Vine Leaves Press
Publish Date
Pages
120
Dimensions
5.0 X 7.0 X 0.28 inches | 0.26 pounds
Language
English
Type
Paperback
EAN/UPC
9781925417425

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About the Author
Jessica Bell is a multi-award-winning author/poet and singersongwriter who was born in Melbourne, Australia.In addition to having published a memoir, five novels, four poetry collections, and numerous craft books on writing and publishing, she is also the Publisher of Vine Leaves Press, and a highly sought-after book cover designer.She currently resides in Athens, Greece, with her partner and son, and a pile of dishes that still don't know how to wash themselves despite her consistently teaching by example.For more information about Jessica and her projects, visit, iamjessicabell.com.
Reviews
"A vivid, unexpected gut-kick, rarely seen in poetry. Jessica Bell's voice is a terrifying mix of crying child, angry teen, and screaming adult heard inside the rock and roll tornado of abuse. Her use of music and unique form create a vibrating song of poems demanding to be heard. Readers will remember TVC 's haunting chords long after the last stanza is struck." Alaine DiBenedetto Benard, poet and artist "Through the poet's adept and generous use of clipped lines, staccatos, onomatopoeia, smells, and descriptions of icky body fluids, these poems tell the story of a mother and daughter hopelessly linked by love and hate. Jessica Bell doesn't let up. She is a genius at portraying the raw and dark parts of life through her use of words and where she places them on the page. This is an exciting and wonderful read." Madeline Shaples, co-editor of The Great American Poetry Show, Volumes 1 and 2 "A bold, unique voice, Jessica Bell's words leap into existence with the bravery of raw, vivid imagery and language aimed straight at the heart of the matter. Masterful, lyrical and haunting, Twisted Velvet Chains is a pulls no punches approach to tackling painful, delicate subject matter with a refined skill and subtle grace." Debbie Berk, Editor of The Stray Branch "A collection of fractured memories viewed through the kaleidoscope of a tortured mother-child relationship. Even if the side effects of reading may be a bit of nausea and dizziness, you can't extract yourself from Bell's twisted poetic chains until you've read them all." Angie Ledbetter, Co-publishing Editor of Rose & Thorn
A vivid, unexpected gut-kick, rarely seen in poetry. Jessica Bell s voice is a terrifying mix of crying child, angry teen, and screaming adult heard inside the rock and roll tornado of abuse. Her use of music and unique form create a vibrating song of poems demanding to be heard. Readers will remember TVC s haunting chords long after the last stanza is struck. Alaine DiBenedetto Benard, poet and artist
Through the poet s adept and generous use of clipped lines, staccatos, onomatopoeia, smells, and descriptions of icky body fluids, these poems tell the story of a mother and daughter hopelessly linked by love and hate. Jessica Bell doesn t let up. She is a genius at portraying the raw and dark parts of life through her use of words and where she places them on the page. This is an exciting and wonderful read. Madeline Shaples, co-editor of The Great American Poetry Show, Volumes 1 and 2
A bold, unique voice, Jessica Bell s words leap into existence with the bravery of raw, vivid imagery and language aimed straight at the heart of the matter. Masterful, lyrical and haunting, Twisted Velvet Chains is a pulls no punches approach to tackling painful, delicate subject matter with a refined skill and subtle grace. Debbie Berk, Editor of The Stray Branch
A collection of fractured memories viewed through the kaleidoscope of a tortured mother-child relationship. Even if the side effects of reading may be a bit of nausea and dizziness, you can t extract yourself from Bell s twisted poetic chains until you ve read them all. Angie Ledbetter, Co-publishing Editor of Rose & Thorn"