Amphetamine Heart

Amphetamine Heart

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Filtered through insomnia and distress signals, Amphetamine Heart pumps out an atonal pulse over flashes of lowered inhibitions. Channelling punk and heavy metal influences, this poetry collection's soundtrack is set to a backdrop of boozecans and broken glass. Written over a three-year period, these poems are linked by discomfort and decay, frequently capturing the urgenc...more
Paperback, 58 pages
Published October 10th 2011 by Guernica Editions
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Parrish Lantern
“ A chandelier of winter hunger began to reverberate inside us, churning globules of acidity. Logic vacated the space behind our foreheads. We crawled over each other, creating fender benders that made our teeth knock together. We leaned over heaped plates and binged on pearls, smooth white stones with properties to take the appetite away. Their luxury was too heavy, made the abdomen cave in. From then on everything went close cropped, the mind only capable of capturing the illusion of an image,...more
Rebecca Rogers
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Sex, drugs, and a little rock-n-roll come to mind when reading this collection of poetry. Very bleak, yet genuine.

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Honest. Piercing. Reflective.
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