*Widely published: The author's work has been widely published in venues such as the Brooklyn Rail, BOMB, Lambda Literary, and Fence, to name a few.
*Author is integral member of Berkeley poetry scene: She leads generative poetry workshops and is a curator of a weekly reading series.
*Author is a graduate of Iowa Writers' Workshop, with an MFA in Poetry.
*For lovers of sapphic poetry, as well as the critique of sapphic poetry: Author is deeply interested in lesbian, bi, and trans histories, and lack thereof.
*A range of influences: The book draws on sources from Bernadette Mayer and New Narrative to ?stoner comics? and ?insane comedians.?
*An intervention in the canon: The predominantly male, predominantly straight canon is troubled, and then appropriated.
Autorentext
Sophia Dahlin is a poet in Berkeley. She leads generative poetry workshops, teaches youth creative writing, and is one of the several curators of a new weekly reading series in the Bay Area. With Jacob Kahn, she edits a small chapbook press called Eyelet. Her first book, Natch, was released in 2020.