Winner of the inaugural SRPR Spoonfuls Poetry Chapbook Contest “I cannot stomach to look at how the spine is / split to more easily reach the heart / than the chest’s deep cavity.”
Sumptuous, sweet, and sickening, Luke Eldredge’s poetry collection EAT—inspired by Louise Glück’s The Wild Iris—explores his sticky relationships with consumption, faith, and the body. By employing visceral language alongside vivid imagery, Eldredge serves a delectable dish of raw, personal poems. They prompt an engaging reflection on the devouring guilt of a meal stemming from the sacrifices necessary to procure it. This delectable compilation surveys a range of emotianl registers in poems that interrogate hunger, disgust, curiosity, vulnerability, and more. EAT offers a unique variety of intriguing poems that will leave readers hungering after more.
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$10.00