news | Sunday September 10, 2023

"the berry takes the shape of the bloom" Is Here!

We are thrilled to announce the arrival of the berry takes the shape of the bloom by the brilliant andrea bennett.

This brand new poetry collection originated as a gesture towards optimism after loss and pain, difficulty and fear. It began as a linear narrative, offering a window into one trans person’s life after they felt contented and secure. But in the end these poems, which capture particular moments in time, may recur in any given present: sometimes what surfaces is anxiety or anger, sometimes love or eagerness. Some poems bear witness; others hold grudges or shake free of them. Together, they entwine around enmeshed experiences of gender, family, trans pregnancy, abuse, fear, and becoming.

An excerpt from the berry takes the shape of the bloom:

“As a child I pictured all the different ways I
could be alone. Whatever cake I would make
would last as long as I wanted it to and my
entire household would know my favourite
things because I would be my entire household.
Not a thread out of place on the area rug. A
whole wall full of books. Always a pineapple on
the kitchen counter. When nobody loves your
unruly body it is hard to believe that anyone
ever would.”

Pick up your copy of the berry takes the shape of the bloom here!