Reckless
University Of Toronto Press
Available: 10/20/25
5.2 x 8.2
9781771669450
CDN $22.95
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In this powerful new collection, Andrea MacPherson provides an unflinching commentary on what the female body wants and endures.
Visceral and candid, Reckless follows the complex trajectory of female identity in a world that consistently denies women their right to assert it. These poems tackle an array of urgenttopics women face throughout their lives, including reproductive rights, the trials of motherhood, the pain of divorce, and sexual emancipation. Here, MacPherson unpacks the impossible weight of gendered expectations and strips back limiting definitions consistently thrust upon women.
ANDREA MACPHERSON is the author of four poetry collections and three novels. She has been shortlisted for the Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize, longlisted for the ReLit Award, and selected for CBC Canada Reads: People’s Choice. Andrea holds an MFA in creative writing from the University of British Columbia, is the former editor of Prism International, and has taught creative writing andliterature at a number of universities. She lives in Cloverdale, BC, with her daughter.
