Blue Rose

by Kait Quinn

"Sharp, surreal, and at times unsettling in the best way." - Amy Kay, poet & educator

"[Blue Rose is] a rabbit hole I didn't want to climb out of." - Michelle Awad, author of Soul Trash, Space Garbage

Blue Rose, a poetic homage to David Lynch’s Twin Peaks, echos the show’s enigmatic charm and mystery to reveal a world where truth is a prism, shadows dance with light, and nothing is as it seems. At the center of this collection lies the complex figure of Laura Palmer, whose intricate relationships and mysterious life and death are beautifully unraveled through evocative verse. Transcending mere tribute, Blue Rose constructs its own universe that vibrates with the spectral beauty of the iconic series.

The collection is distinguished by a series of blackout poems, titled “Diane Tapes, Redacted,” that transform Agent Dale Cooper’s tape recordings to Diane into clandestine love notes cloaked in the guise of investigation reports. This creative technique mirrors the show’s theme of obscured realities and offers a novel lens on the narrative and communication’s multifaceted nature.

Both aficionados of the series and poetry enthusiasts will find Blue Rose to be a profound immersion into a realm both wonderful and strange.

"...tender and honest, full of depth and specific ferocity." - Marie Giesbrecht, poet & found of the Gather writing community

"Kait's poetic take on Lynch's weird, disturbing, beautiful world is a must for all Twin Peaks fans." – Chrissy Williams, author of BEAR

Genres: Poetry

104 pages, Paperback

Published July 22, 2024

About the author

Kait Quinn (she/her) was born with salt in her wounds. She flushes the sting of living by writing poetry. Her work has been published in Reed Magazine, Watershed Review, Anti-Heroin Chic, Chestnut Review, and elsewhere. She is the winner of the League of MN Poets' 2022 John Calvin Rezmerski Memorial Grand Prize and was a Tupelo Press 30/30 Project Poet in October 2022.

She earned her BA in English Writing from St. Edward's University in Austin, TX and has continued her poetry education through courses and workshops such as Megan Falley's "Poems That Don't Suck" and Carrie Fountain's "Leap & Practice."

Kait's poetry touches on such topics as depression, anxiety, relationships, heartbreak, self-care, and healing. She often weaves nature into her poems and loves creating intricate, visceral imagery that hits readers in all the senses.

When she's not writing, you can find Kait reading under a weighted blanket, frequenting local coffee shops, eating vegan breakfasts foods, and turning her bathroom into an alternative universe where she is a professional singer. She lives in Minneapolis with her partner, their regal cat, and their very polite Aussie mix.