S/HEMinnie Bruce Pratt expands the boundaries of gender and its theory in these sophisticated lyrical vignettes sited at the crossroads of feminist analysis, queer theory and transgender liberation. |
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Page 25
In the evening, getting ready to go out, she stood naked before the mirror, her
brown breasts' weight beginning to pull at her ribs. She dabbed Canoe
aftershave behind her ears and between her breasts. I watched her, with the
sharp taste of ...
In the evening, getting ready to go out, she stood naked before the mirror, her
brown breasts' weight beginning to pull at her ribs. She dabbed Canoe
aftershave behind her ears and between her breasts. I watched her, with the
sharp taste of ...
Page 57
I giggle and thread it between my breasts, around my bare shoulders, perhaps
between my legs. My lover of six months sits watching on the edge of my tousled
bed. I walk toward her, playing at being one of the ships come sailing in on ...
I giggle and thread it between my breasts, around my bare shoulders, perhaps
between my legs. My lover of six months sits watching on the edge of my tousled
bed. I walk toward her, playing at being one of the ships come sailing in on ...
Page 136
Despising my breasts. When you first met me, you said, "I read your love poems.
You never mentioned your breasts." You touched the tip of your tongue to one
nipple and said, "I'm going to kiss you lightly, lightly, until your breasts feel again.
Despising my breasts. When you first met me, you said, "I read your love poems.
You never mentioned your breasts." You touched the tip of your tongue to one
nipple and said, "I'm going to kiss you lightly, lightly, until your breasts feel again.
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User Review - dancingwaves - LibraryThingAn amazing book of vignettes that explore the ideas and intersections of love, sexuality, gender, and identity. A beautiful love letter to her partner, Leslie Feinberg. Read full review
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| Title | S/HE |
| Author | Minnie Bruce Pratt |
| Publisher | Firebrand Books, 1995 |
| ISBN | 1563410605, 9781563410604 |
| Length | 189 pages |
| Subjects | › Biography & Autobiography / General Social Science / Lesbian Studies |
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