History That Never Was

If you’re interested in queer plant poetry, check out Sienna Tristen’s Kickstarter for the reprinting of hortus animarum. The original printing of the book sold out, and the original publisher closed, so this Kickstarter is for a new edition.

From the Kickstarter:

hortus animarum is an exploration of humankind’s intense yet non-romantic relationships and the language (or lack thereof) we have to describe them. With the queerplatonic term “zucchini” as a jumping-off point, other botanical specimens are invoked to depict the flavour and texture of relationship dynamics marked by fruitfulness, nurturance, sacrifice, death & decay, and more besides. Each prose poem exists simultaneously as a love letter to the flower, fruit, or succulent for which it is named, and also as a stretch of the linguistic imagination, an attempt to grasp the fullness of human love and mutual witness.

If this sounds like your cup of tea, the Kickstarter runs through April 30th! It’s already funded, so no worries about it not making its goal!

Tags: kickstarter, LGBTQ, poetry, recommendation

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