Gomer's Song

by Kwame Dawes

Gomer's Song is a contemporary reinterpretation of a Bible story. Gomer, a harlot, was the wife of the Old Testament prophet Hosea. But even after her marriage to Hosea, she refused to conform to her expected role. In Gomer, poet Kwame Dawes finds the subject for a beautiful contemporary exploration on the cost of arriving at freedom with an uneasy grace.

Dawes examines the insidious nature of power, the expectations of gender roles, and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1933354445
• ISBN13: 9781933354446
• Release Date: September 2007
• Publisher: Akashic Books, Ltd.
• Length: 72 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.2" x 8.9"