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Primal Patchwork
Primal Patchwork, a collection of journal entries, poetry, & prose, is silas denver melvin's third book and second gumroad e-book release.
30 pages, ebook
First published September 20, 2021
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About the author
silas denver melvin
4 books614 followerssilas denver melvin is a transsexual poet from New Hampshire. His debut poetry book, Grit, published with Sunday Mornings at The River Press, was released in November of 2020.
His work has been hosted by Doghouse Press, Antler Velvet, The Candid Review, Hominum Journal, The Garlic Press, Bleating Thing, Toyon Literary, Bullshit Lit, and other outlets.
silas is a Pushcart Prize and two-time Best of the Net nominee. He is currently the head poetry editor for Beaver Magazine.
His work has been hosted by Doghouse Press, Antler Velvet, The Candid Review, Hominum Journal, The Garlic Press, Bleating Thing, Toyon Literary, Bullshit Lit, and other outlets.
silas is a Pushcart Prize and two-time Best of the Net nominee. He is currently the head poetry editor for Beaver Magazine.
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September 27, 2021
particularly enjoyed the stream of consciousness writing. are we all trying to figure out why loving and being loved humiliates and disgusts or is that just me?
September 26, 2021
this collection nested between my ribs and teethed at my lungs
December 31, 2023
I think part of the beauty in this collection is instances where streams of consciousness or drafted poems originally from a diary don't make sense; whether that be in terms of grammar or hard to follow narratively.
It reminds me of thought patterns not making sense, your thoughts are hard to follow and irrational.
Sex as self harm, the overwhelming desire to love and be loved, paired with the conflicting need of not being loved, wanting to be abused, and become incapable of forming relationships beyond a surface level fuck buddy are aspects that I think a lot of people are scared to admit they relate to.
It's a first-hand perspective on how abuse survivors and LGBT young adults try to manage their early twenties blindly: as a child you were forced into adulthood, and as an adult you shrivel up into the child you never got a chance to meet in the mirror- the primal desire to become so small you could almost fit inside your mother's womb again.
That self-hatred (for whatever reason) can be agonizing; you're left crying to the sky, "Just one more chance. Give birth to me again."
It reminds me of thought patterns not making sense, your thoughts are hard to follow and irrational.
Sex as self harm, the overwhelming desire to love and be loved, paired with the conflicting need of not being loved, wanting to be abused, and become incapable of forming relationships beyond a surface level fuck buddy are aspects that I think a lot of people are scared to admit they relate to.
It's a first-hand perspective on how abuse survivors and LGBT young adults try to manage their early twenties blindly: as a child you were forced into adulthood, and as an adult you shrivel up into the child you never got a chance to meet in the mirror- the primal desire to become so small you could almost fit inside your mother's womb again.
That self-hatred (for whatever reason) can be agonizing; you're left crying to the sky, "Just one more chance. Give birth to me again."
September 12, 2023
everything that this author does makes me foam at the mouth
January 25, 2024
raw & relatable.
November 6, 2025
favourite poem was "monster", nice collection!
August 22, 2023
My favourite parts were the stream of consciousness tidbits. I loved seeing a less polished form of the author's writing.
Displaying 1 - 7 of 7 reviews