Carnivalesque reviewed Xanax Cowboy by Hannah Green
A short blurb
5 stars
An interesting meandering poetry collection that plays with authorial voice, meta-framing elements, and has a linked narrative throughout.
English language
Published 2023 by House of Anansi Press.
Xanax Cowboy is a meta-poetic romp that chews through the lexicons of pulp, pop, and academia, spitting out pieces that are at once campy, dark, and gnawingly tender, with a bravado and showmanship that challenge conventions of power, performance, gender, and genre.
An interesting meandering poetry collection that plays with authorial voice, meta-framing elements, and has a linked narrative throughout.