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Chorus Echo
This is the anatomy of a crush.
These 86 poems explore the discovery, interplay, and loss of attraction using tangible items (because that's where we store our emotions.) No poem takes more than a page, and some aren't bigger than a few postage stamps.
The fractured story arc simulates the half-life of human connection: jagged, uncertain, burning with desire and doused into ash.
Chorus Echo is debora Ewing's second solo volume of poetry. mycelium. was released in 2021.
Cover photos by Joel Tepp.
"The opening words invite us to read something intimate; there is a secret chord hiding in what appears to be only melody. Weaved between the words exists a conversation about what is not there (you learn only by its absence) and how its ominous presence disturbs the calm, and calms the neglected. Through short lines, vivid images, and pointed allegories that make each poem a well-defined gulp of refreshing water in this digital desert, debora weaves themes of cardinality, space-time reflections, worlds that never were, and jazz that's amplified by light and mind.
My personal favorite is hibiscus-eaters, the strength of the image is unreal. Vivid, longing, and still so sad, it really made me want to print it to put on my wall."
- Dr. Kevin D. Vallejo, scientist, poet, author
"This collection of poems feels autumnal. Bittersweet memories are encapsulated in verse. We get fleeting glimpses of transitory relationships. Some verses seem ready to burst into song. Others are like old records whose grooves are worn down."
- D C Nobes, physicist, poet, photographer
"Chorus Echo reveals debora C. Ewing’s voice as poet, musician, and artist—an elemental current. These poems resound with hunger and grace, each one an echo that lingers, reminding us that language itself can sing, fracture, and heal."
- Dr. Sophia Kidd, educator, curator, editor
These 86 poems explore the discovery, interplay, and loss of attraction using tangible items (because that's where we store our emotions.) No poem takes more than a page, and some aren't bigger than a few postage stamps.
The fractured story arc simulates the half-life of human connection: jagged, uncertain, burning with desire and doused into ash.
Chorus Echo is debora Ewing's second solo volume of poetry. mycelium. was released in 2021.
Cover photos by Joel Tepp.
"The opening words invite us to read something intimate; there is a secret chord hiding in what appears to be only melody. Weaved between the words exists a conversation about what is not there (you learn only by its absence) and how its ominous presence disturbs the calm, and calms the neglected. Through short lines, vivid images, and pointed allegories that make each poem a well-defined gulp of refreshing water in this digital desert, debora weaves themes of cardinality, space-time reflections, worlds that never were, and jazz that's amplified by light and mind.
My personal favorite is hibiscus-eaters, the strength of the image is unreal. Vivid, longing, and still so sad, it really made me want to print it to put on my wall."
- Dr. Kevin D. Vallejo, scientist, poet, author
"This collection of poems feels autumnal. Bittersweet memories are encapsulated in verse. We get fleeting glimpses of transitory relationships. Some verses seem ready to burst into song. Others are like old records whose grooves are worn down."
- D C Nobes, physicist, poet, photographer
"Chorus Echo reveals debora C. Ewing’s voice as poet, musician, and artist—an elemental current. These poems resound with hunger and grace, each one an echo that lingers, reminding us that language itself can sing, fracture, and heal."
- Dr. Sophia Kidd, educator, curator, editor
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First published November 5, 2025
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