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

Candice Wuehle, BOUND

“Important information has been omitted / only because I cannot recall how it was ever included. // OBSCENE ACTION / Greek / too violent or complicated / for the stage/an invention of a traumatized poet // obscene/ob skene / off screen / un seen // IE: ghosts, / suicides, gas.” Excerpts from Candice Wuehle’s poetry manuscript, BOUND, a finalist for the 2015 TS Book Prize.

Drew Kalbach, MQ-1

"I wallow in the shallows / In small language edits I now / Wordsmith my loved ones until their / Horror stories begin to match my own." Excerpts from Drew Kalbach’s poetry manuscript, MQ-1, a finalist for the 2015 TS Book Prize.

Christine Friedlander, AVANT GAUZE

"You can fill my mouth with gauze to stop the bleeding, but you can also fill my mouth with gauze to shut me up.... I wrote this book to bleed myself out." Excerpts from Christine Friedlander’s hybrid-genre manuscript, AVANT GAUZE, a finalist for the 2015 TS Book Prize.

Dennis James Sweeney, Tsurezuregusa

"I have no idea where I am. Truly: I was brought here blindfolded on a journey of more than ten hours, as per instruction. I could be anywhere." Excerpts from Dennis James Sweeney’s manuscript, Tsurezuregusa, a finalist for the 2015 TS Book Prize.

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