chrysalis (d[i̶]s)section
(5ever books, 2025)
‘chrysalis (d[i]s)section’ takes a scalpel to poetic form(s), making a collage of neo-Nietzschean rhyme, jazz-inspired intonation, & second-wave feminist calls for male castration. In three sections, the ‘caterpillar to butterfly’ cliché of personal metamorphosis is rewritten, while exoskeletal references are both irreverently & deferentially effaced. Silly, serious, & self-referential: rhythmically-punctuated wordplay toys with the notion of authorship, across time.
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diagram of ‘beached in the whale belly’
(self-published, 2026)
A poetic extrapolation in nine parts on whales, boats, beaches, & the so-called ‘End of The World’. Various poetic forms are imbued with references to a range of other literary & artistic works.
Published as the accompanying text for an exhibition of visual art, it is also a standalone work.
“i’m on a boat & the boat is beached in the belly of a whale how can i get out (?) up there’s the mouth & down there’s the anus which way to go (?) both holes are too tight to fit through o no i say what about the blowhole (?) what a good idea i will try that i say but o, no: the blowhole is not connected to the digestive tract: it’s a different system”
