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and reimagines the reach and convention of the stories we tell ourselves about ourselves

Each one seamlessly builds upon the last

This book requires readers to reflect on who we are

There are first kisses

and forgiveness while refusing to sacrifice the hard truths that come with addiction

New American Best Friend July 1\ and reimagines the reach andOlivia Gatwood, 2017 One of the most recognizable young poets in America, Olivia Gatwood dazzles with her tribute to contemporary American womanhood in her debut book, New American Best Friend. Gatwood's poems deftly deconstruct traditional stereotypes. The focus shifts from childhood to adulthood, gender to sexuality, violence to joy. And always and inexorably, the book moves toward celebration, culminating in a series of odes: odes to the body, to