The Book of Flowers by Delilah McCrea
The winner of the 2023 Matthew Lattanzi First Book Prize.
The Book of Flowers uses ecopoetic and surrealist imagery — as well as formal experimentation — to process grief in its many forms. McCrea explores the pain caused by losing a loved one, living on a dying Earth, and the violence queer and other marginalized bodies face through sharp imagery and cutting lines.
Even as she does so, McCrea’s work always strains towards a light that can be found in liminality — in the dimension of experience that exists beyond total comprehension and language — that is nonetheless undeniable.
Advance Praise for The Book of Flowers
“The Book of Flowers is a vivid, touchable, and beautifully alive book of poems. Even when the poems ache, they are tender, and warm, there are whole worlds within them.” - Hanif Abdurraqib, author of The Crown Ain’t Worth Much
“McCrea sows wonder and sorrow into the same soil and the poems that emerge are so full I almost expect petals to flutter from the pages.” - Paige Lewis, author of Space Struck.
“McCrea’s care for formal complexity, active images, and the bewildering nature of belief is a gift. These ecologically soulful, grief-saturated mystical explorations turn our attention toward the sun.” - Caryl Pagel, author of Free Clean Fill Dirt.
About Delilah McCrea
Delilah McCrea is a trans, anarchist poet living in Dearborn, Michigan. She loves the NBA and knows the lyrics to every Saintseneca song. Her work can be found in Vagabond City, Gordon Square Review, Petrichor, Night Coffee Lit, Hobart After Dark, and on her website.
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The winner of the 2023 Matthew Lattanzi First Book Prize.
The Book of Flowers uses ecopoetic and surrealist imagery — as well as formal experimentation — to process grief in its many forms. McCrea explores the pain caused by losing a loved one, living on a dying Earth, and the violence queer and other marginalized bodies face through sharp imagery and cutting lines.
Even as she does so, McCrea’s work always strains towards a light that can be found in liminality — in the dimension of experience that exists beyond total comprehension and language — that is nonetheless undeniable.
Advance Praise for The Book of Flowers
“The Book of Flowers is a vivid, touchable, and beautifully alive book of poems. Even when the poems ache, they are tender, and warm, there are whole worlds within them.” - Hanif Abdurraqib, author of The Crown Ain’t Worth Much
“McCrea sows wonder and sorrow into the same soil and the poems that emerge are so full I almost expect petals to flutter from the pages.” - Paige Lewis, author of Space Struck.
“McCrea’s care for formal complexity, active images, and the bewildering nature of belief is a gift. These ecologically soulful, grief-saturated mystical explorations turn our attention toward the sun.” - Caryl Pagel, author of Free Clean Fill Dirt.
About Delilah McCrea
Delilah McCrea is a trans, anarchist poet living in Dearborn, Michigan. She loves the NBA and knows the lyrics to every Saintseneca song. Her work can be found in Vagabond City, Gordon Square Review, Petrichor, Night Coffee Lit, Hobart After Dark, and on her website.
For more information about The Book of Flowers release date and preorder, subscribe to our newsletter.
The winner of the 2023 Matthew Lattanzi First Book Prize.
The Book of Flowers uses ecopoetic and surrealist imagery — as well as formal experimentation — to process grief in its many forms. McCrea explores the pain caused by losing a loved one, living on a dying Earth, and the violence queer and other marginalized bodies face through sharp imagery and cutting lines.
Even as she does so, McCrea’s work always strains towards a light that can be found in liminality — in the dimension of experience that exists beyond total comprehension and language — that is nonetheless undeniable.
Advance Praise for The Book of Flowers
“The Book of Flowers is a vivid, touchable, and beautifully alive book of poems. Even when the poems ache, they are tender, and warm, there are whole worlds within them.” - Hanif Abdurraqib, author of The Crown Ain’t Worth Much
“McCrea sows wonder and sorrow into the same soil and the poems that emerge are so full I almost expect petals to flutter from the pages.” - Paige Lewis, author of Space Struck.
“McCrea’s care for formal complexity, active images, and the bewildering nature of belief is a gift. These ecologically soulful, grief-saturated mystical explorations turn our attention toward the sun.” - Caryl Pagel, author of Free Clean Fill Dirt.
About Delilah McCrea
Delilah McCrea is a trans, anarchist poet living in Dearborn, Michigan. She loves the NBA and knows the lyrics to every Saintseneca song. Her work can be found in Vagabond City, Gordon Square Review, Petrichor, Night Coffee Lit, Hobart After Dark, and on her website.
For more information about The Book of Flowers release date and preorder, subscribe to our newsletter.