New American Best Friend July 1\ Each one seamlessly builds upon

Each one seamlessly builds upon the last

This book requires readers to reflect on who we are

Take Me With You

and forgiveness while refusing to sacrifice the hard truths that come with addiction

New American Best Friend July 1\ Each one seamlessly builds uponOlivia Gatwood, 2017 One of the most recognizable young poets in America, Olivia Gatwood dazzles with her tribute to contemporary American womanhood in her debut book, New American Best Friend. Gatwood's poems deftly deconstruct traditional stereotypes. The focus shifts from childhood to adulthood, gender to sexuality, violence to joy. And always and inexorably, the book moves toward celebration, culminating in a series of odes: odes to the body, to