In Full Velvet

Sinuous and sensual, the poems of In Full Velvet interrogate the nuances of desire, love, gender, ecology, LGBTQ lineage and community, and the tension between a body's material limits and the forms made possible by the imagination. Characterized by formal poise, vulnerability, and compassion, Johnson's debut collection is one of resounding generosity and grace.

Jenny Johnson is a recipient of the 2015 Whiting Writers' Award, and the 2016 Hodder Fellowship at Princeton. She lives in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.


Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Sarabande Books
Published: 02/14/2017
ISBN: 9781941411377
Pages: 72
Weight: 0.40lbs
Size: 7.80h x 5.40w x 0.40d

Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 01/16/2017