Psychic Party under the Bottle Tree |
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| Author:
| Martelli, Jennifer |
| Editor:
| Cleary, Eileen |
| Designed by:
| McCollough, Martha |
| ISBN: | 978-1-957755-42-7 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 2024 |
| Publisher: | Lily Poetry Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $18.00 |
Book Description:
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Psychic Party Under the Bottle Tree explores the daily reprieve from active addiction, when the sober days have become decades. In poems inspired by visual art, the speaker examines her own life as a mother, adult daughter, partner, writer, and most importantly, a recovering person. Following a circular, seasonal arc reflected by images of snakes, the zodiac, and constellations, the poems examine the hearts of obsession and loneliness. "That's the fear," Jennifer Martelli writes, "I'm...
More DescriptionPsychic Party Under the Bottle Tree explores the daily reprieve from active addiction, when the sober days have become decades. In poems inspired by visual art, the speaker examines her own life as a mother, adult daughter, partner, writer, and most importantly, a recovering person. Following a circular, seasonal arc reflected by images of snakes, the zodiac, and constellations, the poems examine the hearts of obsession and loneliness. "That's the fear," Jennifer Martelli writes, "I'm left. I'm just left." This collection begins in this fear, but ends with the question, "Today, what is it I must attend to with love?"