Swallow

by Sam Rush

In SWALLOW , Sam Rush sounds off at a new frequency, tuning keenly to the irreducible particularities of a body living its way into a prophecy only certain ears can hear. Ambitious in sonic play and buzzing with the verve of a private hero's journey, this collection lends gravity to understanding inherited form-the sonnet and one's own corporeal vessel-as a pyre an altar an altered /state . SWALLOW permits nonlinear passage into the choose-your-own-adventure of dismantling so many false dichotomies-noun vs. verb and sound vs. silence, among them-and Rush proves a skilled captain on all counts. - Meg Day

Genres: Poetry

58 pages, Paperback

Published February 20, 2021

Reviews

[John Wesley]

This was the first time I got read a book by a non-binary author and it was so special. I really got to see you parts if myself in this I wasn’t expecting. Beautiful work.

[Drew Austin]

An absolute knockout.

[Sophia L]

Beautiful. Smart. Sad. Queer.