Kim Noriega’s Debut Poetry Collection 'Naming the Roses' Illuminates Dark Themes with Subtle Beauty
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The release of Kim Noriega’s poetry collection gives readers a unique and intense perspective, setting it apart from other releases.
Kim Noriega's collection, Naming the Roses, builds upon her previous work, Name Me, by adding over 30 new poems that explore the effects of addiction and abuse.
A portion of the author's proceeds from Naming the Roses will be donated to Kathy’s Legacy Foundation, a nonprofit serving children and pets impacted by domestic violence in San Diego County.
Kim Noriega's poetry is described as intense and brutal, confronting male-on-female and family violence, but does not shy away from beauty and familiarity.
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AIM Higher, Inc. has released Kim Noriega’s first full-length poetry collection, Naming the Roses, which stands as the new nonprofit publisher’s second publication. Renowned for her intense and often brutal poetic explorations of addiction and abuse, Noriega's work has been described by Dr. Sarah Luczaj as possessing a 'chilling juxtaposition of romance and violence in the strong unapologetic voice of a woman.'
Naming the Roses builds on Noriega’s previous chapbook, Name Me, incorporating over 30 new poems that delve deeper into the traumatic effects of addiction and abuse. Cecilia Woloch, author of Carpathia, emphasizes that 'among the roses that Kim Noriega names are the bruises that bloom from sexual violence and the self that blossoms in the aftermath of the effort to love and love again.'
Described by Ellen Bass as poems that 'tell us the stories that live beneath the surface of our lives,' Noriega’s work is both confrontational and comforting. While her poetry does not shy away from dark themes such as male-on-female and family violence, it also captures a subtle beauty that makes her words feel like home, according to Luczaj.
Noriega is an accomplished poet and writer, having won the San Miguel Literary Sala Flash Nonfiction Prize and being a finalist for both the Edna St. Vincent Millay and Joy Harjo Poetry Prizes. Her poem 'Heaven, 1963' was featured in former poet laureate Ted Kooser’s syndicated column American Life in Poetry. She serves as the poetry editor of The Poetry Distillery, a teaching artist with The Poetry Barn, and the founder of The David Wade Hogue Poetry Scholarship through AIM Higher.
Adding to the significance of this publication, a portion of Noriega’s proceeds from Naming the Roses will be donated to Kathy’s Legacy Foundation, a nonprofit organization that supports children and pets affected by domestic violence in San Diego County. This philanthropic effort underscores the book’s commitment to addressing and alleviating the impact of domestic violence.
Dr. Luczaj sums up the essence of the collection by expressing a desire to 'inhabit the unashamed, unpitying, beautiful, warm, defiant spirit of this book that rises off it like steam.'
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