Quiver

by Maya Workowski

Maya Workowski attempts to untangle mysteries of divinity in her debut book. Each poem represents a question moreso than an answer and places raw experience over judgment- covering topics from spirituality, to experiences with religion, to pleasure, the desire for goodness, coming of age, and the unforeseen connections among them. More than anything, this collection sits with the connections between sexuality and spirituality. The playful nature of the collection eludes feeling stuffy at every turn. Thus, it invites the reader to also look at their own experiences with curiosity, nonjudgment, and revitalized energy.

Genres: Poetry

68 pages, Paperback

Published April 25, 2023

Reviews

[Darragh Dandurand · Rating 5 out of 5]

It's through the eyes of someone else that sometimes we understand our own experiences in richer color.

Workowski paints with her poems, splashing saturated hues of heartache, questioning, love and loss on a canvas of youth. The questions she asks with her work seem to lead to a sense of finality associated with first loves, quaking lust, and looking for oneself in the ashes of romance and growing up.

"Quiver" is the poetic embodiment of the brief and bittersweet moments when we catch ourselves reminising about choices we made, decisions our lovers left us to consider, and all the ongoing ripples ever radiating outward.