The Silence of the Wilting Skin

74 pages

Published by Pink Narcissus Press.

ASIN:
B088QST9BG
3 stars (1 review)

In an African city, a nameless young woman living in the wards slowly begins to lose her identity: her skin color is peeling off, people are becoming invisible, and the city plans to destroy the train where they bury their dead. After the narrator is given a warning by her grandmother’s dreamskin, things begin to fall apart. Struggling to hold onto a fluctuating reality, she prescribes herself insomnia in a desperate attempt to save her family.

1 edition

more of a slipstream poem

3 stars

This is very short, but feels incredibly vast. I think it needs several readings to actually grasp. The entire piece deals with many themes, and frames them in magical realism lyricism so that the actual events and meanings eluded me. But, it was clearly heartfelt and intense af. I will probably revisit this over and over until I understand it better. I wish I had it in print form, as I think it needs studied that way rather than the e-version.