![]() ![]() This book is more than just a treat for fans of horror cinema it is an exorcism of patriarchal demons and a call to arms for women and non-binary femmes who want to write their own endings.Įach poem is named for a film heroine, with the film’s title and year listed after her name. This remarkable volume of poetry is a tribute to Final Girls that is both tender and fierce in its love for the horror heroines who make it (or should make it) to the ends of our favorite scary movies. I Am Not Your Final Girl is a howl of pain and rage, a feminist unburdening. Each poem centers on a fictional character from horror cinema, and explores the many ways in which women find empowerment through their own perceived monstrousness. ![]() From the white picket fences of 1970s Haddonfield to the apocalyptic end of the world, Holland confronts the role of women in relation to subjects including feminism, sexuality, violence, and healing in the world of Trump and the MeToo movement. Holland, a timely collection of poetry that follows the final girl of slasher cinema - the girl who survives until the end - on a journey of retribution and reclamation. ![]() “There is nothing else in this world / like realizing / you’re going to live / and not being sure / you can.”įrom Claire C. ![]()
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