From the Backseat of a Bus
In From the Backseat of a Bus, Jeremy Mifsud encounters a variety of experiences during his commute. Published by Ghost City Press (2019), the microchap contains 9 poems about bus passengers and observations of the outside world. This edition is freely available from the publisher’s site.
The extended chapbook includes 7 additional poems that reflect on the poet’s personal experiences (pertaining to bus travel). From these 7 poems, “Reminscence” and “Situationship” have been published in Door is a Jar Magazine and Marias at Sampaguitas respectively. This edition can be purchased on Kindle, payhip, and Kobo, amongst other bookstores. Reviews can be found on Goodreads. Book reviewers could also for a review copy preferably through email on jeremy.mifsud.writer@gmail.com
This is what Carla Sofia Ferreira, High School Teacher and Poet, had to say about the chapbook:
“This is such a fun and delightful read that manages to ask serious questions while playfully bending form! Also, Mifsud is so skilled at enjambment: I love the clever bend and tilt of the lines, imitating the movement of a bus on city lanes, sometimes smooth, often jolting.”
Carla Sofia Ferreira, Teacher and Poet
The following is a poem from the collection.
Overheard
I overheard
a teenage girl
telling her friends
she can’t go out tonight.
Her parents
can’t pick her up
& it’s too dangerous
for a girl
to walk alone
after 9pm.
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