Twenty Square Feet of Skin by Baxter, Megan

Twenty Square Feet of Skin

"A pensive inquiry, often breathtakingly beautiful and relatable, into how and where and with whom we fit."...
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Author: Megan Baxter
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Twenty Square Feet of Skin by Baxter, Megan

Twenty Square Feet of Skin

Dhs. 130.08

Twenty Square Feet of Skin

Dhs. 130.08
Author: Megan Baxter
Format: Paperback
Language: English
"A pensive inquiry, often breathtakingly beautiful and relatable, into how and where and with whom we fit." --Kirkus

The essays in Twenty Square Feet of Skin tell their stories through the body--encased as it is in "that greatest of organs, that membrane that protects the individual from the universe"--as Megan Baxter's entrée to and home within the larger world that surrounds her. What does a tattoo mean? How can plastic surgery transform? What is the history of pedicures? Where does the mind wander on a long run? Through every example, Baxter writes toward a greater understanding of how self-knowledge is forged through physical experiences.

With the input of Prince, Walt Whitman, Don Johnson, Andrew Wyeth, Meriwether Lewis, and others, Baxter reflects on love, identity, and belonging by looking closely at her skin, toenails, and DNA. Playful, wandering, and deeply felt, Twenty Square Feet of Skin weaves a strange, rich tapestry of flesh and bones, art and body, skin and scar. In embracing the beauty and peril of physicality in crystalline detail, Baxter asks us all to ponder what makes us human within these frail, flawed, powerful, and wonderful bodies of ours.


Author: Megan Baxter
Publisher: Mad Creek Books
Published: 05/19/2023
Pages: 184
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.48lbs
Size: 8.43h x 5.43w x 0.55d
ISBN: 9780814258682


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 03/01/2023

About the Author
Megan Baxter holds an MFA in Creative Nonfiction from Vermont College of Fine Arts and a BFA in Poetry from Goddard College. She is the author of The Coolest Monsters and Farm Girl: A Memoir.

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