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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