Premonition

by J.M. Paden

A ghost story told in a southern drawl meets a coming-of-age tale steeped in grit and magic, Premonition is both a recollection and a prediction. The poems tackle growing pains, abuse, womanhood, poverty, or the ever-near presence of death. Whether digging up dirt for a vampire boy, hearing a cat's yawn in a father's voice, or laughing at a funeral, the narrator's life isn't always as it first appears. Transformation and memory are at the heart of this collection.

78 pages, Paperback

Published October 20, 2023

About the author

J. M. Paden (she/her) is a writer, content marketer, and book reviewer from Memphis, TN. Her poems have been published by Foothill: A Journal of Poetry, Ghost City Press, Okay Donkey, Pulp Poets Press, The Bookends Review, and others. She is the founding editor of Antipoetry Magazine and writes a book review column called Page Peeks.