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Poetry Canadian

Wrap in a Big White Towel

by (author) Callista Markotich

Publisher
Frontenac House Ltd.
Initial publish date
Apr 2024
Category
Canadian
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9781989466735
    Publish Date
    Apr 2024
    List Price
    $19.95

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Description

Callista Markotich’s powerful first collection is an imperative: Wrap in a Big White Towel. When the spirit trembles, when imagination shrinks from a torched world, when empathy drowns you, protect yourself, seek solace. Then emerge with ruthless honesty and clarity into the cathartic space you’ve made, speaking the names of the dead. “Unmoored, I swing / into a long black chute, a tunnel rush in / starless night, a schuss, deep, deep, // and something cool upon my lips.” Markotich’s debut is full of restless experimentation and harmony. Her inimitable poetic voice is saturated with kindness and brilliance, sizzle and pop.

About the author

Contributor Notes

Callista Markotich was a finalist for the 2023 Gwendolyn MacEwen Poetry Prize, and has been nominated for Pushcart and National Magazine Awards. She is a contributing editor for Arc Poetry Magazine. She lives in Kingston, Ontario.