Pretty Deadly: A Collection of Poems

by Catie Matamoros, Jacqueline Gamboa

Overview

Pretty Deadly: A collection of poems is a diverse collection that dances between horror and humor, exploring the relationship of two unnamed antiheroines who team up to kill men together. Sometimes a linear story, sometimes disconnected poems, the entire book encompasses a frequently whimsical, occasionally desperate, but always heartfelt alliance that tests the limits of loyalty and the human capacity for connection. As the poems draw toward a climax, the reader is left wondering if the women's mutual respect and complementary skills will keep them free of the law forever, or if their differences will end with the one thing they have in common. The juxtaposition of their gruesome deeds against the backdrop of their genuine affection for one another creates a chilling but mischievous tension that leaves the reader questioning their perceptions of humanity, darkness, and the uncharted territories of the heart.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9798331460662
Publisher:	Barnes & Noble Press
Publication date:	09/05/2024
Pages:	160
Sales rank:	704,336
Product dimensions:	5.00(w) x 8.00(h) x 0.37(d)

About the Author

Jacqueline Gamboa is a therapist who has previously
published her own collections of poetry, A Force of Nature
and Natural Disaster, which focus on the way trauma
shapes us. Catie Matamoros was her editor for those
books. Their previous collaboration prompted them to
delve into the shared experience of feminine rage and the
strength of friendship, which became this book. They
both live and write in Illinois.