The Island

By: D'Artois, Oscar

Written over the course of two summerWritten over the course of two summers following the poet's 33rd birthday, The Island is a Miltonesque hyperpop haiku of: s following the poet's 33rd birthday, The Island is ssa Miltonesque hyperpop haiku of:

Longing for an irretrievable beach paradise ✔

Yearning for an abandoned tower to hide in ✔

(Failing to) deal with aging by building a

hot transcendent yoga body ✔

Loving convenience in spite of yourself ✔

A manifesto against self-optimization ✔

A blas satanic cosmogony ?

An elegy for desire ✔

A meditation on death ?

A bisexual epic ✔

An unrelenting affirmation that "this world is all there is" ✔

"Cold brew, yoga, spritzes, consumer culture, the internet, queerness. So funny and real and sparkly."

- Chlo Caldwell, author of WOMEN

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1737924269
• ISBN13: 9781737924265
• Release Date: May 2024
• Publisher: Shabby Doll House
• Length: 170 Pages
• Weight: 0.42 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.0" x 8.0"