Mira Gonzalez (born May 28, 1992) is an American poet.[1][2][3] Her first collection, i will never be beautiful enough to make us beautiful together, was published by Spencer Madsen of Sorry House press on January 31, 2013.[4][5][6][7] According to Liza Darwin in Nylon magazine, Gonzalez is part of a "whole new crop of cool girl poets" whose work is "clever, totally unfiltered, and peppered with twisted insight and refreshing humor."[8] She has been published in magazines including Vice, Hobart, and Muumuu House. In 2015, Gonzalez and Tao Lin released Selected Tweets, a collaborative double-book featuring selections from three of her Twitter accounts, as well as visual art and "extras".[9][3] In 2015, the singer Lily Allen posted an image of her hand above Gonzalez's i will not be beautiful enough... book of poems, which led to speculation that the singer's marriage was on shaky ground.[10] Gonzalez has described her writing process as follows:
I will spend hours on one sentence sometimes, and if I feel that sentence isn’t expressing exactly what I want it to express, I will delete the sentence entirely. I think it takes a lot of precision and tedious work.
Dazed & Confused magazine chose i will never be beautiful enough to make us beautiful together as its poetry book of the week, comparing Gonzalez to Tao Lin as a writer with a prolific and intense social media presence.[12] In 2014 the collection was a finalist for The Believer magazine's Poetry Award.[13]Flavorwire, an online culture magazine, named Gonzalez one of "23 People Who Will Make You Care About Poetry in 2013".[14]
Reviewsedit
A review in Rumpus magazine described i will never be beautiful enough to make us beautiful together as about "disconnected sex, anxiety, loneliness, drugs, and depression" but with "cool, effervescent, and clear" observations.[15] In one poem, according to reviewer Emily Bludworth de Barrios, Gonzalez repeats a sequence of words for emphasis, a technique sometimes called anaphora, to emphasize emotion.[15] A review described her writing as having "brutal honesty and minimalist vocabulary and diction."[13] A review in Economy magazine described her poems as having a "studied laboriousness" which was "weirdly compelling."[16] Filmmaker and screenwriter Lena Dunham wrote in The Guardian that the book was one of her favorites for 2014, and that it brings "experimental poetry into the internet age with dark, distinctly female riffs on ambition, depression and love."[17] Reviewer Emma-Lee Moss in The Guardian wrote that Gonzalez's persona is "radical in its contradictions – her voice is both punk and disinterested, both promiscuous and not particularly sexual."[10]The New Inquiry called Gonzalez's poetry "a paragon of flat writing and ambivalence toward emotion" that "conjures an affectively messy universe."[18]
Personal lifeedit
Gonzalez is the daughter of visual artist Lora Norton and the stepdaughter of Black Flag bassist Chuck Dukowski.[11][19] Her mother, stepfather and brother Milo are members of the Chuck Dukowski Sextet.[11]
Referencesedit
^Smith, Karl. "Tome On The Range". The Quietus. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
^Quinn Moreland, Impose Magazine, 2019, (ALMOST) A TO Z WITH MIRA GONZALEZ, Retrieved September 23, 2019
^ abAnisse Gross, September 15, 2015, Publishers Weekly, Four Questions for...Poet Mira Gonzalez, Retrieved September 23, 2019
^Angela Almeida, December 20th, 2012, NYU Local, NYU Students Collaborate To Create Publishing House, Kool A.D. And Tao Lin Weigh In, Accessed July 15, 2014
^Clare Swanson, March 13, 2014, Columbia Journalist, Independent publisher goes against the ebook tide Archived 2014-03-28 at archive.today, Accessed July 15, 2013, "...first title, a collection of poems by Los Angeles writer Mira Gonzalez..."
^Fidler, Luke. "I Will Never Be Beautiful Enough to Make Us Beautiful Together (review)". The Economy. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
^Blueskye, Brian. "Western Lit: SoCal Poet Mira Gonzalez's Debut Collection Finds Success With Deep Simplicity". CV Independent. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
^Liza Darwin (reviewer), January 30, 2014, Nylon magazine, I will never be beautiful enough to make us beautiful together, Accessed July 15, 2014
^EMMA KOLCHIN-MILLER, Spectator Staff Writer, April 30, 2015, Columbia Spectator, , Retrieved June 26, 2015
^ abEmma Lee-Moss, 3 September 2015, The Guardian, Mira Gonzalez’s poems are quietly defining texts of the digital era: The young poet has become unwittingly involved in a social media stir about Lily Allen’s marriage. What’s all the fuss about?, Retrieved September 23, 2019, "......"
^ abcBrian Blueskye, 19 July 2013, CV Independent, Western Lit: SoCal Poet Mira Gonzalez’s Debut Collection Finds Success With Deep Simplicity, Accessed July 15, 2014
^Lin, Tao. "Tao Lin selects Mira Gonzalez". Dazed & Confused. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
^ ab"The Believer". The Believer Magazine. McSweeney's. Retrieved 27 March 2014.
^Diamond, Jason. "23 People Who Will Make You Care About Poetry in 2013". Flavorwire. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
^ abEMILY BLUDWORTH DE BARRIOS (reviewer), July 6th, 2013, The Rumpus magazine, I WILL NEVER BE BEAUTIFUL ENOUGH TO MAKE US BEAUTIFUL TOGETHER BY MIRA GONZALEZ, Accessed July 15, 2014
^Luke A. Fidler, January 17, 2014, The Economy Magazine, I Will Never Be Beautiful Enough to Make Us Beautiful Together, Mira Gonzalez, Accessed July 15, 2014
^Lena Dunham, 29 November 2014, The Guardian, Writers pick the best books of 2014: part one, Retrieved December 12, 2014
^Hannah Manshel (July 7, 2014). "Depthless Psychology The flatness of Mira Gonzalez's poetry". thenewinquiry.com. TNI. Retrieved October 8, 2016.
^DiTrapano, Giancarlo. "A BLACK FLAG KID WROTE A BOOK OF POEMS". Vice. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
External linksedit
Mira Gonzalez's Twitter account
Mira Gonzalez at Thought Catalog
Sorry House website
November 11, 2023
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Mira Gonzalez born May 28 1992 is an American poet 1 2 3 Her first collection i will never be beautiful enough to make us beautiful together was published by Spencer Madsen of Sorry House press on January 31 2013 4 5 6 7 According to Liza Darwin in Nylon magazine Gonzalez is part of a whole new crop of cool girl poets whose work is clever totally unfiltered and peppered with twisted insight and refreshing humor 8 She has been published in magazines including Vice Hobart and Muumuu House In 2015 Gonzalez and Tao Lin released Selected Tweets a collaborative double book featuring selections from three of her Twitter accounts as well as visual art and extras 9 3 In 2015 the singer Lily Allen posted an image of her hand above Gonzalez s i will not be beautiful enough book of poems which led to speculation that the singer s marriage was on shaky ground 10 Gonzalez has described her writing process as follows Mira GonzalezBorn 1992 05 28 May 28 1992 age 31 OccupationWriterLanguageEnglishNationalityAmericanRelativesChuck Dukowski stepfatherWebsitemiratortilla wbr tumblr wbr com I will spend hours on one sentence sometimes and if I feel that sentence isn t expressing exactly what I want it to express I will delete the sentence entirely I think it takes a lot of precision and tedious work Mira Gonzalez 2014 11 She is from Los Angeles California Contents 1 Awards 2 Reviews 3 Personal life 4 References 5 External linksAwards editDazed amp Confused magazine chose i will never be beautiful enough to make us beautiful together as its poetry book of the week comparing Gonzalez to Tao Lin as a writer with a prolific and intense social media presence 12 In 2014 the collection was a finalist for The Believer magazine s Poetry Award 13 Flavorwire an online culture magazine named Gonzalez one of 23 People Who Will Make You Care About Poetry in 2013 14 Reviews editA review in Rumpus magazine described i will never be beautiful enough to make us beautiful together as about disconnected sex anxiety loneliness drugs and depression but with cool effervescent and clear observations 15 In one poem according to reviewer Emily Bludworth de Barrios Gonzalez repeats a sequence of words for emphasis a technique sometimes called anaphora to emphasize emotion 15 A review described her writing as having brutal honesty and minimalist vocabulary and diction 13 A review in Economy magazine described her poems as having a studied laboriousness which was weirdly compelling 16 Filmmaker and screenwriter Lena Dunham wrote in The Guardian that the book was one of her favorites for 2014 and that it brings experimental poetry into the internet age with dark distinctly female riffs on ambition depression and love 17 Reviewer Emma Lee Moss in The Guardian wrote that Gonzalez s persona is radical in its contradictions her voice is both punk and disinterested both promiscuous and not particularly sexual 10 The New Inquiry called Gonzalez s poetry a paragon of flat writing and ambivalence toward emotion that conjures an affectively messy universe 18 Personal life editGonzalez is the daughter of visual artist Lora Norton and the stepdaughter of Black Flag bassist Chuck Dukowski 11 19 Her mother stepfather and brother Milo are members of the Chuck Dukowski Sextet 11 References edit Smith Karl Tome On The Range The Quietus Retrieved 13 July 2014 Quinn Moreland Impose Magazine 2019 ALMOST A TO Z WITH MIRA GONZALEZ Retrieved September 23 2019 a b Anisse Gross September 15 2015 Publishers Weekly Four Questions for Poet Mira Gonzalez Retrieved September 23 2019 Angela Almeida December 20th 2012 NYU Local NYU Students Collaborate To Create Publishing House Kool A D And Tao Lin Weigh In Accessed July 15 2014 Clare Swanson March 13 2014 Columbia Journalist Independent publisher goes against the ebook tide Archived 2014 03 28 at archive today Accessed July 15 2013 first title a collection of poems by Los Angeles writer Mira Gonzalez Fidler Luke I Will Never Be Beautiful Enough to Make Us Beautiful Together review The Economy Retrieved 13 July 2014 Blueskye Brian Western Lit SoCal Poet Mira Gonzalez s Debut Collection Finds Success With Deep Simplicity CV Independent Retrieved 13 July 2014 Liza Darwin reviewer January 30 2014 Nylon magazine I will never be beautiful enough to make us beautiful together Accessed July 15 2014 EMMA KOLCHIN MILLER Spectator Staff Writer April 30 2015 Columbia Spectator Selected Tweets a new age narrative Retrieved June 26 2015 a b Emma Lee Moss 3 September 2015 The Guardian Mira Gonzalez s poems are quietly defining texts of the digital era The young poet has become unwittingly involved in a social media stir about Lily Allen s marriage What s all the fuss about Retrieved September 23 2019 a b c Brian Blueskye 19 July 2013 CV Independent Western Lit SoCal Poet Mira Gonzalez s Debut Collection Finds Success With Deep Simplicity Accessed July 15 2014 Lin Tao Tao Lin selects Mira Gonzalez Dazed amp Confused Retrieved 13 July 2014 a b The Believer The Believer Magazine McSweeney s Retrieved 27 March 2014 Diamond Jason 23 People Who Will Make You Care About Poetry in 2013 Flavorwire Retrieved 13 July 2014 a b EMILY BLUDWORTH DE BARRIOS reviewer July 6th 2013 The Rumpus magazine I WILL NEVER BE BEAUTIFUL ENOUGH TO MAKE US BEAUTIFUL TOGETHER BY MIRA GONZALEZ Accessed July 15 2014 Luke A Fidler January 17 2014 The Economy Magazine I Will Never Be Beautiful Enough to Make Us Beautiful Together Mira Gonzalez Accessed July 15 2014 Lena Dunham 29 November 2014 The Guardian Writers pick the best books of 2014 part one Retrieved December 12 2014 Hannah Manshel July 7 2014 Depthless Psychology The flatness of Mira Gonzalez s poetry thenewinquiry com TNI Retrieved October 8 2016 DiTrapano Giancarlo A BLACK FLAG KID WROTE A BOOK OF POEMS Vice Retrieved 13 July 2014 External links editMira Gonzalez s Twitter account Mira Gonzalez at Thought Catalog Sorry House website Retrieved from https 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