Prelude to Bruise Joakim Drescher Kate Shanahan

Kate Shanahan

illustrating common difficulties while showing that acceptance and joy become possible with care and diligence

“Bullying and the pressure to get good grades are central themes in The Girl and the Glim

And she discovers modalities that powerfully shape her healing along the way

anything-goes mix of styles and moods

Prelude to Bruise Joakim Drescher Kate ShanahanBy Saeed Jones. Published by Coffee House Press. Softcover, 124 pages, Prose, 2014. Praise for Saeed Jones: "Jones is the kind of writer who's more than wanted: he's desperately needed."FlavorWire "This book leaves your body transformed in a way that poetry should." ElevenEleven "I get shout happy when I read these poems; they are the gospel; they are the good news of the sustaining power of imagination, tenderness, and outright joy."D. A. Powell