Parenthetical Bodies

by Allison Gallagher

Parenthetical Bodies by Alex Gallagher holds you close and says "it's okay, things are weird". These poems are about what it takes to be in and amongst bodies, to be loving and empathetic in the internet age, or to survive in a city being slowly crushed under the weight of its own housing bubble. Parenthetical Bodies explores queerness and transgressive bodies. Hope glimmers and shakes as Gallagher entwines tenderness and heartache, surfing dogs and estrogen pills. Gallagher's debut collection is packed with writing that is instantly loveable and as eviscerating as it is gentle.

Genres: Poetry

52 pages, Paperback

Published January 1, 2017

Reviews

[Emory Black · Rating 5 out of 5]

A cute/sad/complex collection of poems.

[Darcy · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.5

[Julia ☀️ · Rating 4 out of 5]

Wow wow

[Lorin Elizabeth · Rating 4 out of 5]

Context:
Borrowed from Chris at The Best Little Bookshop in Town in Cronulla because my last Subbed In read was awesome. Read at home in one sitting.

Review:
A small collection of vulnerable gender & identity musings, dry-wit love poems & some surreal/ironic moments reflecting a strange lived experience in a strange world full of bin chickens, digital gravestones & whispers of “you think too much when we fuck”.

Fav Quote:
i’m tired of feeling broken by language/when it is the only safe place i’ve ever known