In Utero
EXCERPTS FROM THE LONGLISTS & SHORTLISTS
FOR THE TARPAULIN SKY BOOK AWARDS
IMAGE: NOAH SATERSTROM
In Utero
EXCERPTS FROM THE LONGLISTS & SHORTLISTS FOR THE TARPAULIN SKY BOOK AWARDS
IMAGE: NOAH SATERSTROM
Marty Cain, Kids of the Black Hole
"this is my confessional poem / this is my poem which rises from the dead / this is my poem which eats lesser poems...." Excerpts from Marty Cain’s poetry manuscript, Kids of the Black Hole, a finalist for the 2015 TS Book Prize.
Amy Thomas, Lung Song
"In the night, your mouth gapes and I make a y incision along my own collarbones, flesh peeling away with a sugared lip...." Excerpts from Amy Thomas’s poetry manuscript, Lung Song, a finalist for the 2015 TS Book Prize.
Aja Couchois Duncan, Vestigial
"Vestigial was written at a time when I was coming out of a traumatic experience and was struggling with PTSD and a number of related autoimmune disorders...." Excerpts from Aja Couchois Duncan’s cross-genre manuscript, Vestigial, a finalist for the 2015 TS Book Prize.
Angela Veronica Wong, Elsa
"If you shove your fingers in her mouth she / might finally shut up. Or at least you / might finally get her off. For me, / there’s a forty-sixty chance that would do. / I’d say for most girls that’s true. Elsa / is on the brink of utter violence." Excerpts from Angela Veronica Wong’s poetry manuscript, Elsa, a finalist for the 2015 Tarpaulin Sky Book Prize.