An Unwalled City
Subtitle
Poetry
"An Unwalled City" is Betts' debut collection, filled with rich and iconic imagery. Her world is rich with humor and reflection. "An Unwalled City" is an approachable poetry collection that can be enjoyed by everyone.
Bio
Genevieve Betts earned both a Bachelor of Arts in English (2003) and an Master of Fine Arts in creative writing (2006) from Arizona State University.
Praise for this book
Whether writing of childbirth, caring for an adventurous pet tarantula as a child in Arizona, or reading (Maurice) Sendak’s 'A is for Alligator' to her son as, on the other side of the wall next door, a murder-suicide unfolds in Brooklyn, Genevieve Betts is an empiricist of the im/material world, crossing real borders in that imaginary country called memory, traveling across states lines of the mind and heart. 'An Unwalled City' is a breathtaking debut volume.
Cynthia Hogue Author of "Revenance"
In Genevieve Betts' 'An Unwalled City,' her human babies are animalish creatures while desert insects and spiders are cared for as carefully as the babies. This book will make you laugh aloud, but it will also make you feel tender about all junky, ugly, poor, poisonous, regular, and vulnerable things of this world that Betts so tenderly notices.
Sarah Vap Author of "End of the Sentimental Journey"
