Cute

by Jordan Castro, Mallory Whitten (Illustrator)

Cute (Thumbscrews Press, 2011) is a chapbook of poetry and illustrations by Jordan Castro and Mallory Whitten.

Genres: Poetry

20 pages, Unknown Binding

First published March 7, 2011

Reviews

[Marzi Margo · Rating 5 out of 5]

Jordan Castro and Mallory Whitten's CUTE is a true example of brilliant poetry, combining the warmth and naiveté of children's books with the bleakness and uncertainty of existentialist literature. The many anthropomorphic animals observed throughout these poems are cute and cuddly as much as they are nihilistic and confused.

[James Payne · Rating 5 out of 5]

Was able to read about ineffably depressing existential themes without realizing it because there were cute drawings of animals. Read it twice and realized on the second time how sad/meaningful/life-affirming/self-referential it was. It's like a Trojan horse or something. Great! Great collabo.

[Shannon Peil · Rating 5 out of 5]

I'm really glad that I read this just now because my mood has been 'altered' and I feel encouraged and also kind of alone but mostly encouraged like maybe I will make a good dad some day if that's related at all.