LIGHT: a collection of prose poetry vignettes

by keaton st. james

A mini-collection of prose poetry vignettes styled to look like dictionary entries. Volume 2 is mostly about seeking/finding God and a little about wanting to kiss Jesus on the mouth.

You can read the zine on Issuu HERE

Genres: Poetry, Queer

ebook

Published March 24, 2016

Reviews

[Lör K. · Rating 3 out of 5]

it's beautiful, the way you reclaim your heart from its ashes

I read this for free here.

After reading GROWING: a collection of prose poetry vignettes, I was in shock by James' talent and when I found another of his books on the same site, I had to get in and read it.

Unfortunately, I'm really unsure where I stand on this one. I really enjoyed some of the poems. They gave me a new aspect on something that I'm going through right now, and it's helping me get through a lot. The rest of the poems were very religious, which I've said time and time again, I really don't like to read. I guess I should have known by the crown of thorns on the front cover, but it was really surprising to me when I came across so many religious tones in this.

It's not a bad thing, I just don't personally enjoy them due to my own religious beliefs. Other people may very well enjoy this though, and I would recommend reading it! James' control over words is simply stunning and everything flows so well into one another. It takes my breath away.

[ink · Rating 4 out of 5]

"passion;

- the poems we write when we think no one is watching us but god. the name our mothers give us when they feel we are too much."

[Mariella Taylor · Rating 4 out of 5]

You have no idea how much I love this style of poetry and need more of St. James' books stat.

[alex sol (hiatus) · Rating 5 out of 5]

“van gogh's hunger for yellow is the same as a lion's hunger for flesh is the same as your hunger for love. we are all born wild, beautiful, and starving.”

he's my idol at this point. i don't even know if pretty is enough a word to describe his poetry.

[jane bro · Rating 5 out of 5]

a deep thank you to Leigh for introducing me to Keaton St. James. He expresses the things I love and writes about the things I write about. Is there such thing as a poet spirit animal? If so, he’s mine.

[ayla ౨ৎ ·˚ · Rating 3 out of 5]

“you trace your fingers over the bible-words like they could paint a braille portrait of the curves of his lips” wow wow wow. obsessed with how james shows queer relationships in his writing he has such a cool writing style

[☮ nina ☮ · Rating 5 out of 5]

couldn't rec this one enough, along with it's twin sibling "GROWING".
it's free on issuu! what in the world are you waiting for?

[po's dad · Rating 4 out of 5]

soothed places i didn't think needed soothing

[Mukta A · Rating 4 out of 5]

“We will grow into our skin like kings grow into their kingdoms. Pain first, war first, then swelling, then settling, then breath.”

[kas · Rating 4 out of 5]

"the holiest truth of them all is hunger".

[marshall · Rating 5 out of 5]

keaton st james’ poetry is life changing. absolutely adore it.

[em_is_reading · Rating 5 out of 5]

As I've said before, Keaton is one of my favorite poets. As a queer, trans Christian, his poetry makes me feel not alone in this world. It is beautiful, and consoling. If the point of poetry is to make someone feel, than this collections succeeds tenfold.

[tanishka · Rating 3 out of 5]

pretty