Psychic Party Under the Bottle Tree

Description

In this striking collection of poems, Jennifer Martelli delves deep into the human psyche, exploring themes of desire, self-destruction, and the complexities of human existence. From suffocation to snakes, moon jellyfish to Marcia Brady, Martelli’s Psychic Party Under the Bottle Tree fearlessly confronts the layers of anxiety that shroud our lives, leaving us spellbound with her poignant observations. Through vivid imagery and visceral language, she invites readers to confront their own anxieties, exploring the intricate emotions that shape our perceptions of the world. Brava to this skilled and necessary poet! This is the book we have been waiting for.

-January Gill O’Neil, author of Glitter Road

Binding Type: Paperback
Contributors: Jennifer Martelli, Eileen Cleary (Editor), Martha McCollough (Designed by)
Published: 12/02/2024
Publisher: Lily Poetry Review
ISBN: 9781957755427
Pages: 96
Weight: 0.31lbs
Size: 0.20″ H x 9.00″ L x 6.00″ W

About the Author
Martelli, Jennifer: – Jennifer Martelli is the author of The Queen of Queens, named a “MustRead” by the Massachusetts Center for the Book and winner of theItalian American Studies Association Book Award, and My Tarantella, also named a “Must Read,” and chosen a finalist for the HousatonicBook Award. She is the author of the chapbooks All Things are Born toChange Their Shapes, In the Year of Ferraro, and After Bird. Her workhas appeared in The Academy of American Poets Poem-a-Day, Poetry, Plume, The Tahoma Literary Review, Scoundrel Time, Verse Daily, IronHorse Review, and elsewhere. Martelli has received fellowships fromthe Massachusetts Cultural Council and The Virginia Center for theCreative Arts. www.jennmartelli.com