Ankle Biter

by Oliver Baxxter

a poignant collection of coming-of-age poems set in 1990s Las Vegas, delving into poverty, puberty, family dynamics, and the loss of innocence, culminating in a powerful exploration of love, loss, and the search for identity.

Ankle Biter : a ᴄᴏʟʟᴇᴄᴛɪᴏɴ ᴏꜰ ᴘᴏᴇᴍs ꜰʀᴏᴍ Oʟɪᴠᴇʀ Bᴀxxᴛᴇʀ

Genres: Poetry

118 pages, Paperback

Published June 18, 2024

Reviews

[Asher Ellis · Rating 4 out of 5]

I love how open and raw Oliver can be with his audience. Poems are very hit and miss for me but I loved this book. It actually made me feel something. The poem “like dad” has stuck with me since I read it. I don’t know what it is about it. Perhaps the innocence of it all? The hope that poem seems to portray?

The line “trauma only allows some overspill” is my favourite damn line.

love ya ollie <3

[Nicole · Rating 4 out of 5]

A very vivid and emotional story told through poems, though maybe sometimes a touch too vivid for me. Also wish the final poem had had a little more closure, but it wasn’t a bad conclusion either.

[Isla · Rating 4 out of 5]

an incredibly touching poetry book

[Becca Nicole · Rating 5 out of 5]

One of my favorite humans to ever exist

[Ashley Ridgway · Rating 5 out of 5]

I’m not normally a poetry lover, but this was incredible. I laughed and cried. It transported me through space and time.