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Tlotlo Tsamaase: The Silence of the Wilting Skin (Pink Narcissus Press)

In an African city, a nameless young woman living in the wards slowly begins to …

more of a slipstream poem

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.