21st Century Mothers in Literature
21st Century Women's Literature
A01=Kimberly Ann Priest
animal rights
Animals in Literature
Author_Kimberly Ann Priest
Body Politics and Literature
Category=DC
contemporary poetry
Creative Works
death of loved ones
Ecological Poetry
ecology poetry
economic disadvantage
Ecopoetics
environmental concerns
eq_bestseller
eq_biography-true-stories
eq_isMigrated=1
eq_isMigrated=2
eq_nobargain
eq_non-fiction
eq_poetry
Feminist Literature
Feminist Poetry
gender Economy
Gender Politics
gun violence
Homelessness in the 21st Century
mental illness
Migration and Survival in Poetry
Mothers and Nature in Literature
Narrative Poetry
Narrative Therapy and Poesis
nature poetry
poetry
Poetry and Mental Illness
Poetry and the MeToo Movement
poetry collection
poetry for women
Poetry Manuscript Making and Storytelling
Poetry of Motherhood
Poetry of Resistance
Politics and Gender
Politics and Poetry
Religion and Poetry of the 21st Century
rewilding poetry
The Backwaters Prize in Poetry series
Therapeutic Writing
trauma poetry motherhood poetry
Violence Against Women in the 21st Century
Women Poets of the 21st Century
Women Writing Nature
Women Writing the Body
Writing Mental Illness
Product details
- ISBN 9781496243706
- Dimensions: 152 x 229mm
- Publication Date: 01 Oct 2025
- Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Paperback
Secure
checkout
Fast Shipping
Easy returns
Winner of the Backwaters Prize in Poetry
Wolves in Shells is a modern monomyth telling the story of a woman navigating homelessness, trauma, and memories as she attempts to leave a violent partner. Reflecting on her familial heritage, this survivor grapples with the way she, the women of her history, and her daughter have been conditioned to accommodate the demands of the male ego and predation. Reflective, clear-eyed, and incisive, the poems of Wolves in Shells feature O-Six, a wolf born into the rewilding territory of Yellowstone National Park in the 1990s who serves as a metaphor for women who must cope with violence and survive on their own. Drawing from Gaston Bachelard’s quote “wolves in shells are crueler than stray ones,” the narrative considers how survival requires a balance of protectiveness, risk, trust, and escape.
Wolves in Shells is a modern monomyth telling the story of a woman navigating homelessness, trauma, and memories as she attempts to leave a violent partner. Reflecting on her familial heritage, this survivor grapples with the way she, the women of her history, and her daughter have been conditioned to accommodate the demands of the male ego and predation. Reflective, clear-eyed, and incisive, the poems of Wolves in Shells feature O-Six, a wolf born into the rewilding territory of Yellowstone National Park in the 1990s who serves as a metaphor for women who must cope with violence and survive on their own. Drawing from Gaston Bachelard’s quote “wolves in shells are crueler than stray ones,” the narrative considers how survival requires a balance of protectiveness, risk, trust, and escape.
Kimberly Ann Priest is an assistant professor in the Department of Writing, Rhetoric, and Cultures at Michigan State University. She is the author of the poetry books Slaughter the One Bird and tether and lung.
