Amy Acre Libros

Exploring themes of alien encounters and time travel, the collection intertwines surreal imagery with personal reflections on love and loss. The vibrant language, influenced by hypnotherapy and advertising, creates a unique, open-hearted tone. With elements like apocalyptic first kisses and whimsical landscapes, the poems evoke a sense of intimacy and introspection. They linger in the mind, blending everyday life with the extraordinary, inviting readers to navigate a world filled with both humor and vulnerability.

A lyrical excavation of trauma and healing in the midst of early motherhood - the debut work of an endlessly inventive poet whose work 'fizzes with energy, physicality, and the levitating openness of song' (Rebecca Tamás)My child, monthsfrom the womb, hung from my teeth.I ferried her by the neck and saw her deatheverywhere.Award-winning poet Amy Acre's debut collection Mothersong is a book for our contemporary moment and the moments which follow it, also; an unforgettable, unflinching excavation of motherhood, what it means to be a female artist, and what it means to be a poet with a deeply integrated community.