Return to Book Page Review - Vancouver Sun July 14, 2001 Review - Georgia Straight Praise for Going Down Swinging The Chick at the Back of the Church By Billie Livingston AVAILABLE 0-88971-177-1 Nightwood Editions 5.75 x 8.5 · 80 pages Paperback · $16.95 2001 "A powerful debut collection, The Chick at the Back of the Church tears through memory, long legs flashing, dust aflyin'." -The Georgia Straight First making her name with her debut novel, Going Down Swinging, Livingston returns with her first solo collection of poetry. Divided into six sections, the poems deal with childhood memories, love, sex, and a lot of heartache. These are narrative poems with good energy, told in plain yet powerful language, offering concrete images for us to chew over long after the last line has been read.