SHRIVEL AND BLOOM
$12.00
'I stood outside in the rain watching
the others jump and sway
neon light catching
on sweaty dresses plastic cups grins
my ghoulish reflection on glass
the cling of my shirt to shrugged shoulders
hung there I
was the fish fading at the bottom of the bowl
grey scales flaking off for slides
and wet specimens
my body rounding, swelling in glassy pupils
the distorted float the bloating'
I want your emergency
$12.00
'...as I have developed a sensitivity
to your windy white mouth
I move in paper bags
I write sorry
practically every day
crumpled in the sheets
unfresh, unfull
my heavy head is wormy
my mood the hanged so-and-so
swaying on the gibbet...'
I want your emergency is a chapbook of contemplation - an exploration of postponed love and togetherness over great distances through the medium of technology. Emily Murman's growing optimism and hopefulness throughout summer 2020, despite meeting many obstacles and tragedies, makes this book truly special and one of the reasons it won a place in Selcouth Station Press's Positive Chapbook competition.
The COVID-19 pandemic challenged this talented poet to re-evaluate her outlook, relationships, and sense of place, driving herself to become more stable despite many challenges and uncertainty for the future. Here you will find the real spaces - mentions of Chicago and Lake Michigan - and spaces we've all become so familiar with in 2020, such as the digital and absurd intimacy of a Zoom date.
to your windy white mouth
I move in paper bags
I write sorry
practically every day
crumpled in the sheets
unfresh, unfull
my heavy head is wormy
my mood the hanged so-and-so
swaying on the gibbet...'
I want your emergency is a chapbook of contemplation - an exploration of postponed love and togetherness over great distances through the medium of technology. Emily Murman's growing optimism and hopefulness throughout summer 2020, despite meeting many obstacles and tragedies, makes this book truly special and one of the reasons it won a place in Selcouth Station Press's Positive Chapbook competition.
The COVID-19 pandemic challenged this talented poet to re-evaluate her outlook, relationships, and sense of place, driving herself to become more stable despite many challenges and uncertainty for the future. Here you will find the real spaces - mentions of Chicago and Lake Michigan - and spaces we've all become so familiar with in 2020, such as the digital and absurd intimacy of a Zoom date.