Description
Radical Tenderness: Poetry in Times of Catastrophe investigates how modern and contemporary poets use emotional vulnerability and intimate language to respond to widespread crisis and disaster. Andrea Brady argues that tenderness—often dismissed as sentimental or weak—functions as a radical political and ethical stance in poetry written during periods of catastrophic change.
Through close readings of contemporary verse, Brady demonstrates how poets employ gentleness, care, and emotional openness as powerful tools for meaning-making and social critique. The book explores the intersection of personal vulnerability and collective trauma, showing how individual acts of tenderness can challenge dominant narratives about strength and resilience during catastrophic times.
Part of the Elements in Poetry and Poetics series, this volume contributes essential insights to contemporary poetic theory and literary criticism, offering readers a new framework for understanding poetry’s role in times of social, environmental, and political crisis.
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